noun (plural cryptosporidia) Etymology: New Latin, from crypt- + spora spore + -idium Date: 1982 any of a genus ( Cryptosporidium of the order Coccidia) of protozoans parasitic in the gut of vertebrates including humans and sometimes causing diarrhea
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Meaning of CRYPTOSPORIDIUM in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012