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giardiasis

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Etymology

From giardia + -iasis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑː(ɹ)ˈdaɪəsɪs/

Noun

giardiasis (countable and uncountable, plural giardiases)

  1. (pathology) An infectious diarrheal disease in humans and mammals caused by the Giardia duodenalis parasite.
  2. (pathology) Any disease in animals caused by parasites of the genus Giardia.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Giardia + -sis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xjaɾˈdjasis/ [xjaɾˈð̞ja.sis]
  • Rhymes: -asis
  • Syllabification: giar‧dia‧sis

Noun

giardiasis f (plural giardiasis)

  1. (pathology) giardiasis

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