CRYPTOSPORIDIUM


Meaning of CRYPTOSPORIDIUM in English

[ ˌkrɪptə(ʊ)spɒ'rɪdɪəm ]

■ noun a parasitic coccidian protozoan found in the intestinal tract of many vertebrates, where it may cause disease.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from crypto- + mod. L. sporidium 'small spore'.

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