Dictionary
coc•cid•i•um
Pronunciation: (kok-sid'ē-um), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -cid•i•aPronunciation: (-sid'ē-u). [key]
Microbiol.
any sporozoan of the order Coccidia, often parasitic in the digestive tracts of certain animals and a cause of coccidiosis.
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