balantidiasis

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noun

A protozoan infection caused by Balantidium coli.

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Meanings

nounbalantidiasis (usually uncountable, plural balantidiases)

plural balantidiases

  1. uncountableusuallyA protozoan infection caused by Balantidium coli.

Origin

Balantidium + -iasis

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APA

balantidiasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balantidiasis

MLA

“balantidiasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balantidiasis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balantidiasis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balantidiasis.

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