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Cryptosporidium

Cryptosporidium

See also: cryptosporidium

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Cryptosporidium n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cryptosporidiidae – a coccidian protozoan parasite causing the disease cryptosporidiasis.

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cryptosporidium

cryptosporidium

See also: Cryptosporidium

English

Cryptosporidium muris

Noun

cryptosporidium (plural cryptosporidia)

  1. A protozoan, of the genus Cryptosporidium, that is an intestinal parasite of humans and other vertebrates; can cause diarrhea and other symptoms in cases of low immunity.

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