Medical Definition of Balantidium coli

1. A very large parasitic ciliate species, usually 50 to 80 um in length, reaching up to 200 um in pigs, found in the caecum or large intestine, swimming actively in the lumen; usually harmless in man but may invade and ulcerate the intestinal wall, producing a colitis resembling amoebic dysentery. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Balantidium Coli

Balaena
Balaena mysticetus
Balaeniceps
Balaeniceps rex
Balaenicipitidae
Balaenidae
Balaenoptera
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Balaenoptera borealis
Balaenoptera musculus
Balaenoptera physalus
Balaenopteridae
Balanchine
Balanidae
Balanites aegyptiaca
Balantidium coli (current term)
Balantidium suis
Balanus balanoides
Balarama
Balaton
Balbani ring
Balbiani ring
Balboa
Baldr
Baldrick
Baldrs draumar
Baldur
Baldwin
Baldwin's phosphorus
Baldwins

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