coccidiosis

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• coccidiosis — n. (Med.) any of a group of infectious diseases caused by protozoan parasites (coccidia) of the order {Coccidia}, which infect the intestines of birds, dogs, and other vertebrates. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• coccidiosis — Enfermedad parasitaria de las regiones tropicales y subtropicales producida por la ingestión de oocistos de los protozoos Isospora belli o I. hominis. Los síntoma incluyen fiebre, malestar, molestias abdominales y diarrea acuosa. Diccionario… …   Diccionario médico

• Coccidiosis — vgl. Kokzidiose …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

• coccidiosis — Mod.L., from Gk. *kokkidion, dim. of kokkis, dim. of kokkos berry + OSIS (Cf. osis) …   Etymology dictionary

• coccidiosis — [käk sid΄ē ō′sis] n. [ModL < coccidium, little berry + OSIS] a contagious intestinal disease of domestic and wild animals, birds, and, rarely, people, caused by members of an order (Coccidia) of sporozoans living as parasites in the intestines …   English World dictionary

• coccidiosis — /kok sid ee oh sis/, n. Vet. Pathol. any of a series of specific infectious diseases caused by epithelial protozoan parasites, which may affect the intestines of birds, domestic animals, or dogs. [1890 95; < NL Coccidi(a) (see COCCIDIUM) + OSIS]… …   Universalium

• coccidiosis — noun (plural coccidioses) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1892 infestation with or disease caused by coccidia …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• coccidiosis — a disease caused by various species of the protozoan Eimeria, affecting skin, the intestine, liver and testes, causing nodules, ulcers and granulomas. Important in carp culture …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• coccidiosis — noun The disease caused by coccidian infection …   Wiktionary

• coccidiosis — Group name for diseases due to any species of coccidia; a common and serious protozoan disease of many species of domestic animals and birds and many wild animals kept in captivity; both intestinal and pulmonary c. have been reported in humans… …   Medical dictionary

• coccidiosis — n. intestinal disease suffered by birds and domestic animals …   English contemporary dictionary