Taber's Medical Dictionary
Balantidium
(băl-ăn-tĭd′ē-ŭm)
[Gr. balantidion, a bag]
A genus of ciliated protozoa. A number of species are found in the intestines of both vertebrates and invertebrates.
Balantidium coli
A normal parasite of swine and the largest protozoan parasite of humans. It causes balantidiasis.
BALANTIDIUM COLI CYST (×400)
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Balantidium." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755933/all/Balantidium.
Balantidium. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755933/all/Balantidium. Accessed March 3, 2021.
Balantidium. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th edition). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755933/all/Balantidium
Balantidium [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2021 March 03]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755933/all/Balantidium.
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