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coccidiosis

[kok-sid-ee-oh-sis]
noun Veterinary Pathology.
  1. any of a series of specific infectious diseases caused by epithelial protozoan parasites, which may affect the intestines of birds, domestic animals, or dogs.
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Origin of coccidiosis

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

  • The Guinea pig, like the rabbit, suffers from scabies and coccidiosis.

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

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

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

British Dictionary definitions for coccidiosis

coccidiosis

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

C19: from New Latin; see coccus, -osis
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Word Origin and History for coccidiosis

n.

Modern Latin, from Greek *kokkidion, diminutive of kokkis, diminutive of kokkos "berry" + -osis.

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coccidiosis in Medicine

coccidiosis

(kŏk-sĭd′ē-ō′sĭs)
n.
  1. An intestinal disease caused by a coccidium.
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