coccidium

[ kok-sid-ee-uh m ]
/ kɒkˈsɪd i əm /

noun, plural coc·cid·i·a [kok-sid-ee-uh] /kɒkˈsɪd i ə/. Microbiology.

any sporozoan of the order Coccidia, often parasitic in the digestive tracts of certain animals and a cause of coccidiosis.

Origin of coccidium

< New Latin Coccidium, originally a genus name; see coccus, -idium

Words nearby coccidium

coccidioides, coccidioidin, coccidioidoma, coccidioidomycosis, coccidiosis, coccidium, cocciferous, coccobacillary, coccobacillus, coccoid, coccolith

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Medical definitions for coccidia (1 of 2)

Coccidia
[ kŏk-sĭd′ē-ə ]

n.

An order of protozoans that are intracellular parasites in many vertebrates.

Medical definitions for coccidia (2 of 2)

coccidium
[ kŏk-sĭd′ē-əm ]

n. pl. coc•cid•i•a (-ē-ə)

Any of various protozoan parasites belonging to the order Coccidia.

Other words from coccidium

coc•cid′i•al adj.