ichthyophthirius
[ ik-thee-of-theer-ee-uhs ]
noun
ich.
Origin of ichthyophthirius
1<New Latin, the protozoan genus causing the disease, equivalent to ichthyo-ichthyo- + -phthirius<Greek phtheír louse
- Also called ichthyophthirius disease .
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How to use ichthyophthirius in a sentence
ichthyophthirius alone causes epidemics among Fishes, and Balantidium coli has been observed in intestinal disease in Man.
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