coccidiosis

/kok-sid-ee-oh-sis/US // kɒkˌsɪd iˈoʊ sɪs //UK // (kɒkˌsɪdɪˈəʊsɪs) //

球虫病,蛔虫病,椰虫病,球虫

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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Veterinary Pathology.
- : any of a series of specific infectious diseases caused by epithelial protozoan parasites, which may affect the intestines of birds, domestic animals, or dogs.

Thus are occasioned grave attacks of coccidiosis, characterized by severe enteritis and diarrhoea, which may end fatally.
It is quite possible, therefore, that coccidiosis of the liver is an important factor in decreasing the resistance to caffein.
Autopsy: Liver showed very extensive coccidiosis; no other lesions.
Rabbit No. 335 seems to be an exception, but the post-mortem examination showed the presence of coccidiosis of the liver.
The Guinea pig, like the rabbit, suffers from scabies and coccidiosis.