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noun
An infectious diarrheal disease in humans and mammals caused by the Giardia duodenalis parasite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
Any disease in animals caused by parasites of the genus Giardia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
infection of the intestines with protozoa found in contaminated food and water; characterized by diarrhea and nausea and flatulence and abdominal discomfort
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: protozoal infection
History
From giardia + -iasis.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
