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coccidiosis

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Noun

HYPHEN

coc=cid=i=o=sis

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun coccidiosis has 1 sense

coccidiosis(n = noun.state) Array - (veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia; Array

is a kind of

infestation

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CIDE DICTIONARY

coccidiosis, n.

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]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

coccidiosis, n. a disease of birds and mammals caused by any of various parasitic protozoa, esp. of the genus Eimeria, affecting the intestine.

Etymology

coccidium (mod.L f. Gk kokkis dimin. of kokkos berry) + -OSIS

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