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cryptosporidia

cryptosporidia is the plural of cryptosporidium.

Meaning of cryptosporidium

Noun

cryptosporidium (plural cryptosporidia)

  1. Any protozoan of the genus Cryptosporidium, intestinal parasites of humans and other vertebrates that can cause diarrhea and other symptoms in cases of low immunity.
    • Recall the outbreak of cryptosporidia gastroenteritis in Milwaukee in 1994.1998, Richard M. Krause, “1: Introduction to Emerging Infectious Diseases; Stemming the Tide”, in Richard M. Krause, editor, Emerging Infections, Academic Press, page 9

Questions about cryptosporidia

What is cryptosporidia the plural of?
Cryptosporidia is the plural of cryptosporidium.

Words near cryptosporidia in the dictionary

  1. cryptospecies
  2. cryptosphere
  3. cryptospora
  4. cryptospore
  5. cryptospores
  6. cryptosporidia
  7. cryptosporidial
  8. cryptosporidian
  9. cryptosporidiosis
  10. cryptosporidium
  11. cryptosporidosis

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