English Explanatory Dictionary

giardiasis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An infectious diarrheal disease in humans and mammals caused by the Giardia duodenalis parasite.
  2. Any disease in animals caused by parasites of the genus Giardia.

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒɑː(ɹ)ˈdaɪəsɪs/

Word forms

giardiasis giardiases

Etymology

From giardia + -iasis.

Synonyms

beaver fever

Derived words

antigiardiasis

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 藍氏賈第鞭毛蟲病 /蓝氏贾第鞭毛虫病 Chinese Mandarin: 賈第蟲病 /贾第虫病 Finnish: giardiaasi French: giardiase German: Giardiasis German: Lamblienruhr German: Lambliasis Portuguese: giardíase Russian: лямблио́з Russian: гиардиа́з Spanish: giardiasis
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