coccidiosis

[ kok-sid-ee-oh-sis ]
/ kɒkˌsɪd iˈoʊ sɪs /

noun Veterinary Pathology.

any of a series of specific infectious diseases caused by epithelial protozoan parasites, which may affect the intestines of birds, domestic animals, or dogs.

Origin of coccidiosis

1890–95; < New Latin Coccidi(a) (see coccidium) + -osis

Words nearby coccidiosis

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

Example sentences from the Web for coccidiosis

  • Thus are occasioned grave attacks of coccidiosis, characterized by severe enteritis and diarrhoea, which may end fatally.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 |Various

  • Rabbit No. 335 seems to be an exception, but the post-mortem examination showed the presence of coccidiosis of the liver.

    The Toxicity of Caffein |William Salant

  • It is quite possible, therefore, that coccidiosis of the liver is an important factor in decreasing the resistance to caffein.

    The Toxicity of Caffein |William Salant

British Dictionary definitions for coccidiosis

coccidiosis
/ (kɒkˌsɪdɪˈəʊsɪs) /

noun

any disease of domestic and other animals caused by introcellular parasitic protozoa of the order Coccidia. One species, Isospora hominis, can infect humans

Word Origin for coccidiosis

C19: from New Latin; see coccus, -osis

Medical definitions for coccidiosis

coccidiosis
[ kŏk-sĭd′ē-ō′sĭs ]

n.

An intestinal disease caused by a coccidium.