GIARDIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does giardia mean? 

• GIARDIA (noun)
  The noun GIARDIA has 1 sense:

1. a suspected cause of diarrhea in humans

  Familiarity information: GIARDIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GIARDIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A suspected cause of diarrhea in humans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("giardia" is a kind of...):

flagellate; flagellate protozoan; flagellated protozoan; mastigophoran; mastigophore (a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals)

Holonyms ("giardia" is a member of...):

genus Giardia (flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates)

 Context examples 

The best way to prevent giardia infection is to practice good hygiene, including frequent hand washing.

(Giardia Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Diarrhea is the main symptom of giardia infection.

(Giardia Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

The risk of getting giardia is higher for travelers to countries where it is common, people in child care settings, and those who drink untreated water.

(Giardia Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)