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giardiasis

/d͡ʒɑː(ɹ)ˈdaɪəsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
gi-a-r-dia-sis
IPA
/d͡ʒɑː(ɹ)ˈdaɪəsɪs/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An infectious diarrheal disease in humans and mammals caused by the Giardia duodenalis parasite.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any disease in animals caused by parasites of the genus Giardia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From giardia + -iasis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

giardiases (plural)

Derived Forms

antigiardiasis

Synonyms

beaver fever

Questions

How do you pronounce giardiasis?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒɑː(ɹ)ˈdaɪəsɪs/.
What does giardiasis mean?
An infectious diarrheal disease in humans and mammals caused by the Giardia duodenalis parasite.
Where does giardiasis come from?
From giardia + -iasis.

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