cryptosporidium
noun
cryp·to·spo·rid·i·um
ˌkrip-tō-spȯr-ˈi-dē-əm
plural cryptosporidia
ˌkrip-tō-spȯr-ˈi-dē-ə
: any of a genus (Cryptosporidium of the order Coccidia) of protozoans parasitic in the gut of vertebrates including humans and sometimes causing diarrhea
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