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cryptosporidiosis

US/kɹip.toʊ.spɔɹ.i.diˈoʊ.səs/

cryptosporidiosis noun: a disease affecting the intestines of mammals that is caused by cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite.

Noun

cryptosporidiosis (uncountable)

  1. A disease affecting the intestines of mammals that is caused by cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite.
    Synonyms:
    crypto

Synonyms of cryptosporidiosis

Origin of cryptosporidiosis

From cryptosporidium + -osis.

Questions about cryptosporidiosis

What does cryptosporidiosis mean?
Cryptosporidiosis means a disease affecting the intestines of mammals that is caused by cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite.
What part of speech is cryptosporidiosis?
Cryptosporidiosis is a noun.
How do you pronounce cryptosporidiosis?
Cryptosporidiosis is pronounced /kɹip.toʊ.spɔɹ.i.diˈoʊ.səs/ (US).

Words near cryptosporidiosis in the dictionary

  1. cryptospore
  2. cryptospores
  3. cryptosporidia
  4. cryptosporidial
  5. cryptosporidian
  6. cryptosporidiosis
  7. cryptosporidium
  8. cryptosporidosis
  9. cryptosporopsin
  10. cryptostictic acid
  11. cryptostigmin

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