Taber's Medical Dictionary
Cryptosporidium
(krĭp′tō-spor-ĭd″ē-ŭm )
A genus of protozoa in the kingdom Protista classed as a coccidian parasite. It is an important cause of diarrhea, esp. in immunocompromised patients, but may cause large outbreaks in the general population when it contaminates supplies of drinking water.
SEE: cryptosporidiosis
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Cryptosporidium." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731901/all/Cryptosporidium.
Cryptosporidium. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731901/all/Cryptosporidium. Accessed May 15, 2025.
Cryptosporidium. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731901/all/Cryptosporidium
Cryptosporidium [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 May 15]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731901/all/Cryptosporidium.
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