Coccidium

/kɒkˈsɪdiəm/ noun

Definition

A tiny parasitic animal that lives inside the cells of the intestines of birds, mammals, and humans, causing disease.

Etymology

From Greek 'kokkos' (berry or grain) plus '-idium' (diminutive suffix), named for their round, berry-like appearance under the microscope.

Kelly Says

Coccidia are so small that they were among the first parasites people discovered after inventing the microscope, and they've been making animals sick for thousands of years without anyone knowing what was causing it.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኮክሲዲየም
ko-k-si-di-y-em
ARالعربية
coccidium
ko-ksi-di-y-um
BNবাংলা
কক্সিডিয়াম
ko-ksi-di-um
CACatalà
coccidi
ko-si-di
CSČeština
kokcidium
ko-k-si-di-um
DADansk
coccidium
ko-si-di-um
DEDeutsch
Kokzidium
ko-k-si-di-um
ELΕλληνικά
κοκκιδίου
kok-ki-di-u
ESEspañol
coccidio
ko-si-di-o
FAفارسی
کوکسی‌دیوم
ko-k-si-di-um
FISuomi
coccidium
ko-si-di-um
FRFrançais
coccidium
ko-si-di-om
GUGU
કોક્સિડિયમ
ko-ksi-di-um
HAHA
coccidium
ko-si-di-um
HEעברית
קוקסידיום
kok-si-di-um
HIहिन्दी
कोक्सीडियम
ko-ksi-di-um
HUMagyar
coccidium
ko-si-di-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
coccidium
ko-si-di-um
IGIG
coccidium
ko-si-di-um
ITItaliano
coccidio
ko-si-di-o
JA日本語
コクシジウム
kokushiji-umu
KKKK
coccidium
ko-si-di-um
KMKM
កូក្ស៊ីឌីយ៉ម
ko-k-si-di-y-om
KO한국어
콕시디움
kok-si-di-um
MRMR
कोक्सीडियम
ko-ksi-di-um
MSBahasa Melayu
coccidium
ko-si-di-um
MYမြန်မာ
ကော့ခ်စီဒီယံ
ka-k-si-di-yan
NLNederlands
coccidium
ko-si-di-um
NONorsk
coccidium
ko-si-di-um
PAPA
ਕੋਕਸਿਡੀਅਮ
ko-ksi-di-am
PLPolski
kokcidium
ko-k-si-di-um
PTPortuguês
coccídio
ko-si-di-o
RORomână
coccidium
ko-si-di-um
RUРусский
кокцидий
kok-si-di-y
SVSvenska
coccidium
ko-si-di-um
SWKiswahili
coccidium
ko-si-di-um
TAதமிழ்
கொக்கிடியம்
ko-kki-di-yam
TEతెలుగు
కొక్కిడియం
ko-kki-di-yam
THไทย
โคคคิดีอัม
ko-kʰi-di-am
TLTL
coccidium
ko-si-di-um
TRTürkçe
koksidiyum
ko-ksi-di-yum
UKУкраїнська
кокцидій
ko-k-si-di-y
URاردو
کوکسیڈیم
ko-ksi-di-um
VITiếng Việt
coccidium
ko-si-di-um
YOYO
coccidium
ko-si-di-um
ZH中文
球虫
qiúchóng
ZUZU
coccidium
ko-si-di-um

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