CRYPTOSPORIDIUM


Meaning of CRYPTOSPORIDIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkrip-tō-spȯr-ˈi-dē-əm ]

noun

( plural cryp·to·spo·rid·ia -ē-ə)

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.