Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the class Trepomonadea — freshwater diplomonad flagellates.
  • noun The human intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia.

Etymologies

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Named in honor of Alfred Mathieu Giard (1846-1908), a French biologist.

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Examples

  • "Giardia is especially common in the Rocky Mountains because of human activity in the watershed."

    Giardiasis: How To Battle Beaver Fever 2004

  • The test revealed infection with a parasite called Giardia lamblia, a condition called giardiasis.

    Intestinal Parasites May Be Causing Your Energy Slump M.D. Leo Galland 2011

  • The test revealed infection with a parasite called Giardia lamblia, a condition called giardiasis.

    Intestinal Parasites May Be Causing Your Energy Slump M.D. Leo Galland 2011

  • When Leeuwenhoek had looked at his own feces, he had seen a protozoan now called Giardia lamblia, which had made him sick in the first place.

    Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009

  • When Leeuwenhoek had looked at his own feces, he had seen a protozoan now called Giardia lamblia, which had made him sick in the first place.

    Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009

  • When Leeuwenhoek had looked at his own feces, he had seen a protozoan now called Giardia lamblia, which had made him sick in the first place.

    Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009

  • Giardiasis (GEE-are-DYE-uh-sis) is a diarrheal illness caused by a one-celled, microscopic parasite, Giardia intestinalis (also known as Giardia lamblia).

    Giardiasis 2008

  • In one cell, after I had gotten Giardia, which is a very bad (inaudible), vomiting and diarrhea, the Iraqis wouldn't let me use the bathroom.

    CNN Transcript Mar 23, 2003 2003

  • Giardia duodenalis / Giardia intestinalis, previously known as Giardia lamblia, causing giardiasis, is the most prevalent protozoan parasite worldwide with about 200 million people being currently infected

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Vikram Mehraj et al. 2008

  • Others such as Giardia are shed into the environment and humans are infected following environmental exposure such as consuming contaminated water.

    Potential impacts of indirect mechanisms of climate change on human health in the Arctic 2009

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