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Definition of: coccidiosis
(kok·sid′ē·ō′sis) noun
One of a group of specific infectious diseases caused by protozoan parasites (order Coccidia) which attack the epithelial tissue of animals, birds, and, rarely, man. [<NL Coccidia (<Gk. kokkos a berry) + -OSIS]
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