Cryptosporidiosis

//kɹip.toʊ.spɔɹ.i.diˈoʊ.səs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A disease affecting the intestines of mammals that is caused by cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite. uncountable

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crypto

Etymology

From cryptosporidium + -osis.

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