
<protozoa> A genus of minute protozoa that are characterised by the preponderance of binucleate over uninucleate forms, the presence of several distinct granules in the karyosome, and the lack of a cystic stage. ... It is parasitic in the large intestine of humans and certain monkeys. ... (21 Jun 2000) ...
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(di″ent-ә-me´bә) a genus of small highly active, usually nonpathogenic or mildly pathogenic ameboid protozoa parasitic in the large intestine of humans and certain monkeys. D. fragilis has been associated with human infection, which is manifested chiefly by diarrhea; abdominal pain; bloody, mucoid, or ...
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