Medical term:
Isospora
Isospora
[i-sos´po-rah]a genus of sporozoan parasites (order Coccidia), found in birds, amphibians, reptiles, and various mammals, including humans; I. bel´li is the etiologic agent of coccidiosis in humans. The former species I. ho´minis has been reclassified as two species, Sarcocystis bovihominis and S. suihominis.
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Isospora
(ī-sos'pō-ră),A genus of coccidia (family Eimeriidae, class Sporozoea), with species parasitic chiefly in mammals; the ripe oocysts contain two sporocysts, each of which contains four sporozoites. This genus is now known to be closely related to Toxoplasma and Sarcocystis, with a similar sexual phase in the life cycle and a similar apical complex.
[iso- + G. sporos, seed]
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I·sos·po·ra
(ī-sos'pŏr-ă)A genus of coccidia chiefly parasitizing mammals.
[iso- + G. sporos, seed]
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