Definition of coccidiosis in English:
coccidiosis
noun kɒkˌsɪdɪˈəʊsɪskɑkˌsɪdiˈoʊsəs
mass nounA disease of birds and mammals that chiefly affects the intestines, caused by coccidia.
Example sentencesExamples
- Water was supplemented with the chemical, to suppress Isosporan coccidiosis, an ubiquitous disease of goldfinches that will quickly kill aviary birds.
- Preventive drug treatment for coccidiosis costs the industry over $600 million annually in addition to the disease related losses incurred by commercial growers.
- Male house finches, experimentally infected with coccidiosis grow a less red plumage and are less often selected by females.
- Very little is known of the epidemiology of coccidiosis in free-living wild turkeys.
- In recent years, poultry production has become increasingly threatened by a major parasitic disease called coccidiosis.
Origin
Late 19th century: from coccidium (singular of modern Latin Coccidia; see coccidia) + -osis.
Definition of coccidiosis in US English:
coccidiosis
nounkɑkˌsɪdiˈoʊsəskäkˌsidēˈōsəs
A disease of birds and mammals that chiefly affects the intestines, caused by coccidia.
The coccidia belong to the genera Eimeria, Isopora, and others
Example sentencesExamples
- Water was supplemented with the chemical, to suppress Isosporan coccidiosis, an ubiquitous disease of goldfinches that will quickly kill aviary birds.
- Male house finches, experimentally infected with coccidiosis grow a less red plumage and are less often selected by females.
- Preventive drug treatment for coccidiosis costs the industry over $600 million annually in addition to the disease related losses incurred by commercial growers.
- In recent years, poultry production has become increasingly threatened by a major parasitic disease called coccidiosis.
- Very little is known of the epidemiology of coccidiosis in free-living wild turkeys.
Origin
Late 19th century: from coccidium (singular of modern Latin Coccidia; see coccidia)+ -osis.