cryptosporidium
Saykrip-toh-spuh-RID-ee-umUS/ˌkɹɪptoʊspəˈɹɪdiəm/UK/ˌkɹɪptəʊspəˈɹɪdiəm/
- 1A tiny germ that lives in the gut and can cause stomach illness, mainly in people with weak immune systems.
Like a tiny bug hiding in dirty water that can make your stomach sick.
The doctor found cryptosporidium in the boy's stool sample.
Cryptosporidium spread through the town's water supply last summer.
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Origin
A 20th-century scientific word from the genus name Cryptosporidium. It comes from Latin parts meaning "hidden" and "spore."