Blastocystis

noun

Blas·​to·​cystis

: a cosmopolitan genus of commensal yeasts common in human feces and a frequent source of confusion in fecal examinations for the detection of pathogenic protozoans

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from blast- + -cystis

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