GIARDIASIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Infection of the intestines with protozoa found in contaminated food and water; characterized by diarrhea and nausea and flatulence and abdominal discomfort

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("giardiasis" is a kind of...):

protozoal infection (any infection caused by a protozoan)

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