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Ei·me·ria | \ ī-ˈmir-ē-ə 
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\Medical Definition of Eimeria
: a genus of coccidian protozoans that invade the visceral epithelia and especially the intestinal wall of many vertebrates and some invertebrates and that include serious pathogens
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eimerian \ -ē-ən \ adjective or noun
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