Pathology · Digestive System · Hard
Cryptosporidiosis
Meaning: Diarrhoeal illness caused by a parasite spread through contaminated water.
In practice: An outbreak of cryptosporidiosis was traced to a public swimming pool.
Word parts
- -osis means an abnormal condition or process
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