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English
Etymology
From giardia + -iasis.
Pronunciation
Noun
giardiasis (countable and uncountable, plural giardiases)
- (pathology) An infectious diarrheal disease in humans and mammals caused by the Giardia duodenalis parasite.
- (pathology) Any disease in animals caused by parasites of the genus Giardia.
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Spanish
Etymology
From Giardia + -sis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xjaɾˈdjasis/
- Rhymes: -asis
- Syllabification: giar‧dia‧sis
Noun
giardiasis f (plural giardiasis)
- (pathology) giardiasis
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