SINCE 1828
encephalitozoon
noun
en·ceph·a·li·to·zo·on
| \ -ˌlīt-ə-ˈzō-ˌän, -ˈzō-ən
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Medical Definition of encephalitozoon
1
capitalized
: a genus of protozoans of the order Microsporidia that infect the brain and kidneys of numerous mammals and that include one (E. cuniculi) infecting humans and especially immunocompromised individuals
2
plural encephalitozoa\ -ˈzō-ə \
: any protozoan of the genus Encephalitozoon
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: any protozoan of the genus Encephalitozoon
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