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dientamoebiasis

dientamoebiasis noun: a condition caused by infection with Dientamoeba fragilis, a gastrointestinal parasite, leading to diarrhea, abdominal pain, and failure to thrive in children.

Noun

dientamoebiasis (uncountable)

  1. A condition caused by infection with Dientamoeba fragilis, a gastrointestinal parasite, leading to diarrhea, abdominal pain, and failure to thrive in children.

Origin of dientamoebiasis

From taxonomic name Dientamoeba + -iasis.

Questions about dientamoebiasis

What does dientamoebiasis mean?
Dientamoebiasis means a condition caused by infection with Dientamoeba fragilis, a gastrointestinal parasite, leading to diarrhea, abdominal pain, and failure to thrive in children.
What part of speech is dientamoebiasis?
Dientamoebiasis is a noun.

Words near dientamoebiasis in the dictionary

  1. dienophile
  2. dienophiles
  3. dienophilic
  4. dienoyl
  5. dienoyls
  6. dientamoebiasis
  7. dienyl
  8. dienylketene
  9. dienyls
  10. dienyne
  11. dienynes

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