giardia
giardia
Noun
This term refers specifically to the microscopic parasite itself. In medical and clinical settings, it is often distinguished from giardiasis, which refers to the actual disease or infection caused by the organism.
As a biological genus name, it is treated as an uncountable noun in common usage, referring to the presence of the parasite in a general sense rather than as individual countable units.
Meanings
Noungiardia
A genus of flagellated protozoan parasites that cause the intestinal infection known as giardiasis.
The hiker contracted giardia after drinking unfiltered water from the mountain stream.
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