cryptosporidium
noun/ˌkrɪptəʊspəˈrɪdiəm/
/ˌkrɪptəʊspəˈrɪdiəm/
- a parasite found in water that causes infections inside the bodyWord Originearly 20th cent.: from crypto- ‘concealed’ + modern Latin sporidium ‘small spore’.
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