Medical Definition of Blastocystis hominis

1. A species of parasitic protozoa found in the intestines of humans and other primates. It was classified as a yeast in 1912. Over the years, questions arose about this designation. In 1967, many physiological and morphological b. Hominis characteristics were reported that fit a protozoan classification. Since that time, other papers have corroborated this work and the organism is now recognised as a protozoan parasite of humans causing intestinal disease with potentially disabling symptoms. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blastocystis Hominis

blastocladiella
blastocle
blastocoel
blastocoel
blastocoele
blastocoele
blastocoeles
blastocoelic
blastocoelic
blastocoels
Blastoconidium
blastocyst
blastocyst
blastocystina
blastocystis
blastocystis hominis (current term)
blastocystis infections
blastocysts
blastocyte
blastocyte
blastocytoma
blastocytoma
blastoderm
blastoderm
blastodermal
blastodermatic
blastodermic
blastodermic disk
blastodermic ectoderm
blastodermic layers

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