GIARDIA

giardia

(noun) a suspected cause of diarrhea in humans

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name Giardia

Noun

giardia (uncountable)

The human intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia.

Noun

Giardia (uncountable)

The human intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia.

Giardiasis, the disease caused by the parasite.

Source: Wiktionary



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