Look up: Giardia

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   giardia
   [n] - a suspected cause of diarrhea in humans
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   Giardia
   Giardia: A genus of protozoa that infect the gastrointestinal tract of some animals, including humans. Giardia have a large sucking disk which permits them to adhere to the intestinal lining. The species that infects humans (and causes diarrhea) is Giardia lamblia. Named after the French biologist Alfred Mathieu Giard (1846-1908). See also: Giardia ...
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   Giardia
   Genus of flagellate protozoans, found as intestinal parasites of vertebrates. The human intestinal parasite is Giardia lamblia . The cells have a large disc or `sucker' on their anterior ventral surfaces, by which they attach to the intestinal mucosa. The attachment of the disc is very strong and can prevent peristaltic clearing. This can result in acute or chronic diarrhoea especially in children. The disease is termed Giardiasis or Lambliasis.
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   Giardia
   <protozoa> Genus of flagellate protozoans which are free swimming parasites that inhabits the gastrointestinal tract of vertebrates and causes gastroenteritis in man (Giardia lamblia). ... The cells have a large disc or sucker on their anterior ventral surfaces, by which they attach to the intestinal mucosa. The attachment of the disc is very ...
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   giardia
   noun a suspected cause of diarrhea in humans
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   Giardia
   (je-ahr´de-ә) a genus of flagellate protozoa parasitic in the intestines of humans and other animals, which may cause protracted, intermittent diarrhea with symptoms suggesting malabsorption. G. lamb´lia (called also G. intestina´lis) causes giardiasis.
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   Giardia
   A genus of parasitic flagellates that parasitize the small intestine of many mammals, including most domestic animals and humans; e.g., Giardia bovis in cattle, Giardia canis in dogs, and Giardia cati in cats. Many species have been described, but recent workers have suggested that these should be reduced to only two or three. [Alfred Giard, Fr. b...
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