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coccidiosis

coccidiosis

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A disease in animals caused by tiny parasites that infect the intestines, often in chickens, cows, and rabbits
  • noun
  • /ˌkɒksɪˈdaɪəsɪs/
  • Specialized
: coccidiosis
  • The veterinarian diagnosed the rabbit with coccidiosis after observing its symptoms.
  • coccidiosis in chickens

Examples

  • A vaccine was developed against coccidiosis in chickens, which causes annual losses of $400 million in the United States.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Microbiologist Harry Danforth and other scientists laid the groundwork for the development of animal disease vaccines, including one for chicken coccidiosis.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Since then, six additional CRADAs have been signed with the company to expand the technology to protect chickens against avian coccidiosis, salmonella, and other diseases.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Farmers are concerned about outbreaks of coccidiosis affecting their livestock.

  • A vaccine was developed against coccidiosis in chickens, which causes annual losses of $400 million in the United States.

Surface Forms

coccidiosis singular
coccidioses plural

Morphology

coccidiosis = coccidia (semi-transparent) = coccidia + osis

Formed from the technical base 'coccidia' plus the medical suffix '-osis' meaning 'disease'; clear morphologically but likely obscure to general learners who do not know the technical base or the suffix.

Etymology

Coccidiosis comes from coccidia, the name for tiny round parasites, and that name comes from the Greek kokkos meaning 'berry' because they look like little dots, plus the ending -osis meaning 'disease'. So, coccidiosis is the 'disease of the little berry-like parasites' and means an infection that often affects animals' intestines.