Taber's Medical Dictionary
Coccidia
(kŏk-sĭd′ē-ă )
[Gr. kokkos, berry]
A subclass of the phylum Apicomplexa (apical microtubule complex) of the kingdom Protista. All are intracellular parasites usually infecting epithelial cells of the intestine and associated glands.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Coccidia." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/756829/all/Coccidia.
Coccidia. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/756829/all/Coccidia. Accessed April 19, 2026.
Coccidia. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/756829/all/Coccidia
Coccidia [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 19]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/756829/all/Coccidia.
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