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CERCOMONAS HOMINIS

\sˌɜːkəmˈə͡ʊnəz həmˈiːnɪz], \sˌɜːkəmˈə‍ʊnəz həmˈiːnɪz], \s_ˌɜː_k_ə_m_ˈəʊ_n_ə_z h_ə_m_ˈiː_n_ɪ_z]\

Definitions of CERCOMONAS HOMINIS

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A species found in the intestinal discharges in cholera, in chronic diarrhea, and even in feces of healthy persons. It probably acts as a local irritant.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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