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)
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Balantidium." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755933/all/Balantidium.
Balantidium. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755933/all/Balantidium. Accessed November 30, 2023.
Balantidium. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755933/all/Balantidium
Balantidium [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 November 30]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755933/all/Balantidium.
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