balantidium
noun
bal·an·tid·i·um
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Medical Definition of balantidium
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capitalized
: a genus of large parasitic ciliate protozoans (order Heterotricha) including one (B. coli) that infests the intestines of some mammals and especially swine and may cause a chronic ulcerative dysentery in humans
2
plural balantidia\ -ē-ə \
: a protozoan of the genus Balantidium
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: a protozoan of the genus Balantidium
Other Words from balantidium
balantidial
\ -ē-əl
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or balantidic \ -ˈtid-ik
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adjective
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or balantidic \ -ˈtid-ik
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adjective