n. a disease of birds and mammals caused by any of various parasitic protozoa, esp. of the genus Eimeria, affecting the intestine.
Etymology: coccidium (mod.L f. Gk kokkis dimin. of kokkos berry) + -OSIS
n. a disease of birds and mammals caused by any of various parasitic protozoa, esp. of the genus Eimeria, affecting the intestine.
Etymology: coccidium (mod.L f. Gk kokkis dimin. of kokkos berry) + -OSIS
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012