coccidium

[ kok-sid-ee-uhm ]

noun

, Microbiology.

, plural coc·cid·i·a [kok-, sid, -ee-, uh].

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of coccidium¹

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

Example Sentences

Infection by Coccidium oviforme is very common, without however presenting any symptoms by which the infection may be recognised.

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The generic name Coccidium was introduced by R. Leuckart in 1879, for the parasite of the rabbit.

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In one case (Coccidium mitrarium), the oocyst itself, instead of being spherical, is curiously shaped like a mitre.

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The spores are generally situated in distinct hollow conceptacles (favellæ, ceramidium, coccidium).

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