Cryptosporidium

Cryptosporidium definition - medical

Cryp·to·spo·rid·i·um (krĭpˌtō-spô-rĭdˈē-əm)

noun
A genus of parasitic coccidian protozoans that infect the epithelial cells of the gastrointestinal tract in vertebrates and flourish in humans under conditions of intense immunosuppression.

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