释义 |
cryp·to·spo·rid·i·um \-spȯrˈidēəm\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from crypt- + spor- + -idium 1. capitalized : a genus of protozoans of the order Coccidia that are parasitic in the gut of many vertebrates including humans and sometimes cause diarrhea 2. plural cryptospo·rid·ia \-ēə\ : a protozoan of the genus Cryptosporidium |