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noun
Alternative letter-case form of giardia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable
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noun
The human intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: lamblia
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noun
Giardiasis, the disease caused by the parasite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
a suspected cause of diarrhea in humans
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore
History
From the genus name Giardia.
Across languages
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