ichthyophthiriasis
Meanings
noun
- A parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by the ciliate Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
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Etymology
From Ichthyophthirius + -iasis, from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + Ancient Greek φθείρ (phtheír, “louse”) + -ius.
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