Taber's Medical Dictionary
Blastocystis hominis
(blăs′tō-sĭs″tĭs hŏm′ĭn-ĭs)
A protozoan once thought to be a harmless commensal in the human gastrointestinal tract but now believed to be an intestinal parasite that produces diarrhea, abdominal pain, bloating, and weight loss in some people.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Blastocystis Hominis." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749162/all/Blastocystis_hominis.
Blastocystis hominis. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749162/all/Blastocystis_hominis. Accessed November 19, 2024.
Blastocystis hominis. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749162/all/Blastocystis_hominis
Blastocystis Hominis [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 19]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749162/all/Blastocystis_hominis.
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