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Definition of Eimeria
1. Noun. Parasitic on the digestive epithelium of vertebrates and higher invertebrates.
Medical Definition of Eimeria
1. A genus of protozoan parasites of the subclass coccidia. Various species are parasitic in the epithelial cells of the liver and intestines of man and other animals. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eimeria
Literary usage of Eimeria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Animal Parasites of Man by Harold Benjamin Fantham, Maximilian Gustav Christian Carl Braun (1916)
"The life-cycle resembles that of eimeria avium in its general outlines (see fig.
69) and therefore will not be detailed in full here. The oocysts (fig. ..."
2. A Text-book of Pathology by Alfred Stengel (1906)
"eimeria is characterized by the- formation in each adult parasite of a single
spore containing an indefinite number of sporozoites. ..."
3. A Treatise on Zoology by Edwin Ray Lankester (1903)
"In the light of these facts, it appeared, until recently, extremely probable that
the name eimeria was about to become n women ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1897)
"... the Sporozoa of Arthropods Liger came to the conclusion that the form that
has been described under the name of eimeria is not an independent animal but ..."
5. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, PT. 500-599, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"For the prevention of coccidiosis caused by eimeria ... For prevention of
coccidiosis caused by eimeria ten elba, E. necatrix, ..."
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