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balantidiasis

balantidiasis noun: a protozoan infection caused by Balantidium coli.

Noun

balantidiasis (usually uncountable, plural balantidiases)

  1. (usually) A protozoan infection caused by Balantidium coli.

Forms of balantidiasis

pluralbalantidiases

Origin of balantidiasis

Balantidium + -iasis

Questions about balantidiasis

What does balantidiasis mean?
Balantidiasis means a protozoan infection caused by Balantidium coli.
What part of speech is balantidiasis?
Balantidiasis is a noun.
What is the plural of balantidiasis?
The plural of balantidiasis is balantidiases.

Words near balantidiasis in the dictionary

  1. Balante
  2. Balanti
  3. balantidia
  4. balantidial
  5. balantidiases
  6. balantidiasis
  7. balantidium
  8. balanus
  9. Balanyá
  10. balançoire
  11. balançoires

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