coccidia

coccidia
coccidium coccidium n.; pl. {coccidia}. (Microbiol.) any sporozoan of the order {Coccidia}, parasitic on the digestive epithelium of vertebrates and higher invertebrates. It is the causative agent of coccidiosis, which can be a problem in poultry rearing. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

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  • Coccidia — A subclass of important protozoa (class Sporozoea, phylum Apicomplexa) in which the mature trophozoites are small and typically intracellular; schizogony and sporogony can occur in the same host, in contrast to the gregarines ( …   Medical dictionary

  • coccidia — Plural of coccidium. * * * coc·cid·ia käk sid ē ə n pl 1) cap a large order of schizogonic telosporidian sporozoans typically parasites of the digestive epithelium of vertebrates and higher invertebrates and including several forms of great… …   Medical dictionary

  • Coccidia — noun an order in the subclass Telosporidia • Syn: ↑order Coccidia • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Telosporidia, ↑subclass Telosporidia • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • coccidia — [kɒk sɪdɪə] plural noun Biology parasitic protozoans of a group responsible for toxoplasmosis and other diseases. [Suborder Eimeriorina.] Derivatives coccidian adjective &noun coccidiosis noun Origin C19: from mod. L. (former order name), from Gk …   English new terms dictionary

  • coccidia — coc·cid·ia …   English syllables

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