cryptosporidiosis

noun cryp·to·spo·rid·i·o·sis \ˌkrip-tō-spȯr-ˌi-dē-ˈō-səs\

plural cryp·to·spo·rid·i·o·ses\-ˌsēz\

Definition of CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS

: infection with or disease caused by cryptosporidia

New Latin

First Known Use: 1982

Medical Dictionary

noun cryp·to·spo·rid·i·o·sis \ˌkrip-tō-spȯr-ˌid-ē-ˈō-səs\

plural cryp·to·spo·rid·i·o·ses \-ˌsēz\

: infection with or disease caused by cryptosporidia

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