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(am-bus' -chun). A burn or scald. Ameba or Amoeba (am-e'-bah), a change. A colorle , single-celled, jelly-like protoplasmic organism found in sea and fresh waters, constantly undergoing changes of form, and nourishing itself by surrounding objects. The white corpuscles of the blood perform ameboid movements, i.e., changes of form, consisting of protrusions and withdrawals of substance. A. buccal is and A. dental is (perhaps identical species) have been found upon human teeth. A. col i, ameba of dysentery. A. uro-gem 'talis, has been observed in urine and in vaginal secretions.