Cryptosporidium
- A genus of coccidian sporozoans (family Cryptosporiidae, suborder Eimeriina) that are important pathogens of calves and other domestic animals, and common opportunistic parasites of humans that flourish under conditions of compromised immune function; can cause self-limiting diarrhea in immunocompetent persons.- C. parvum sporozoan species that is an important cause of neonatal diarrhea in calves and lambs; causes mild, self-limiting to severe, chronic diarrhea in humans.
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cryp·to·spo·rid·i·um .krip-tō-spȯr-'id-ē-əm n1) cap a genus of protozoans of the order Coccidia that are parasitic in the gut of many vertebrates including humans and that sometimes cause diarrhea esp. in individuals who are immunocompromised (as in AIDS)* * *
Cryp·to·spo·ri·di·um (krip″to-spo-ridґe-əm) [crypto- + spore] a genus of minute homoxenous coccidian protozoa (suborder Eimeriina, order Eucoccidiida), having oocysts with four sporozoites; they are parasitic in the intestinal tracts of many vertebrate species, causing cryptosporidiosis.
Cryptosporidium in feces, staining as bright red spheres (acid-fast stain).
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Cryptosporidium — Cryptosporidium … Wikipédia en Français
cryptosporidium — cryp·to·spor·id·i·um (krĭp tō spə rĭdʹē əm) n. A protozoan of the genus Cryptosporidium that is an intestinal parasite in humans and other vertebrates and sometimes causes diarrhea that is especially severe in immunocompromised individuals. … … Universalium
cryptosporidium — UK [ˌkrɪptəʊspəˈrɪdɪəm] / US [ˌkrɪptoʊspəˈrɪdɪəm] noun [countable] Word forms cryptosporidium : singular cryptosporidium plural cryptosporidia UK [ˌkrɪptəʊspəˈrɪdɪə] / US [ˌkrɪptoʊspəˈrɪdɪə] science a parasite found in water that causes stomach… … English dictionary
cryptosporidium — noun (plural cryptosporidia) 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
