Abstract:Anchovy paste in the liver. The term "amibe" was given by Bery St. Vincent to the Proteus animalcule which has been described by earlier naturalists. The name was taken up in England but the term was referred to the original Greek derivation. It was given to a general group of animalcules which exhibit pseudopodia and was adopted as a generic name: amoeba, a change; thus a form of changing shape 5. Infection of the liver by Entamoeba histolytica is the most common extra-intestinal complication of amebiasis. Th… Show more
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