cryptosporidium

Noun

Meaning

cryptosporidium (plural cryptosporidia)

Any protozoan of the genus Cryptosporidium, intestinal parasites of humans and other vertebrates that can cause diarrhea and other symptoms in cases of low immunity.
Alternative form: (abbreviation) crypto

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

leishmania foraminifera giardia cryptogamic stentor vorticella cryptobiosis cryptogamia

Examples

Infection with Cryptosporidium represents a wide range of severity from asymptomatic infections to life-threatening diarrhea. Source: Internet

Cryptosporidium was isolated from seven of the ill children. Source: Internet

Other apicomplexans like Cryptosporidium have lost the chloroplast completely. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cryptosporidial cryptosporidian cryptosporidiosis cryptosporidosis cryptosporopsin Cryptostegia grandiflora