BALANTIDIUM COLI
\bˌalantˈɪdi͡əm kˈə͡ʊli], \bˌalantˈɪdiəm kˈəʊli], \b_ˌa_l_a_n_t_ˈɪ_d_iə_m k_ˈəʊ_l_i]\
Definitions of BALANTIDIUM COLI
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Syn. Parameceum coli. A species with an oval body and cilia; found frequently in the large intestine of the pig and occasionally in the dejecta of man in cases of diarrhea, dysentery, and ulcer of the rectum. When present in large numbers, it may cause severe chronic diarrhea.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe