Coccidiosis
[kok-sid-ee-oh-sis] /kɒkˌsɪd iˈoʊ sɪs/
noun, Veterinary Pathology.
1.
any of a series of specific infectious diseases caused by epithelial protozoan parasites, which may affect the intestines of birds, domestic animals, or dogs.
/kɒkˌsɪdɪˈəʊsɪs/
noun
1.
any disease of domestic and other animals caused by introcellular parasitic protozoa of the order Coccidia. One species, Isospora hominis, can infect humans
n.
Modern Latin, from Greek *kokkidion, diminutive of kokkis, diminutive of kokkos “berry” + -osis.
coccidiosis coc·cid·i·o·sis (kŏk-sĭd’ē-ō’sĭs)
n.
An intestinal disease caused by a coccidium.
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/kɒkˈsɪfərəs/ adjective (of plants) 1. (obsolete) (of plants) bearing berries
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[kok-oh-buh-sil-uh s] /ˌkɒk oʊ bəˈsɪl əs/ noun, plural coccobacilli [kok-oh-buh-sil-ahy, -sil-ee] /ˌkɒk oʊ bəˈsɪl aɪ, -ˈsɪl i/ (Show IPA). Bacteriology. 1. a spherelike . coccobacillus coc·co·ba·cil·lus (kŏk’ō-bə-sĭl’əs) n. pl. coc·co·ba·cil·li (-sĭl’ī) A short, thick bacterial rod having the shape of an oval or slightly elongated coccus.
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