Preferred Label : giardia lamblia;
MeSH definition : A species of parasitic EUKARYOTES that attaches itself to the intestinal mucosa and
feeds on mucous secretions. The organism is roughly pear-shaped and motility is somewhat
erratic, with a slow oscillation about the long axis.;
MeSH synonym : giardia intestinalis; Giardia lamblias; lamblia intestinalis; giardia duodenalis;
CISMeF synonym : lamblia, Giardia; lamblias, Giardia; Lamblia intestinali; intestinali, Lamblia; intestinalis, Lamblia; Giardia intestinali; intestinali, Giardia; intestinalis, Giardia;
MeSH annotation : infection: coordinate IM with GIARDIASIS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan
terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent; a virus infecting Giardia lamblia is
named GIARDIAVIRUS;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giardia lamblia;
UNII : txid5741;
Origin ID : D016829;
UMLS CUI : C0017535;
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A species of parasitic EUKARYOTES that attaches itself to the intestinal mucosa and
feeds on mucous secretions. The organism is roughly pear-shaped and motility is somewhat
erratic, with a slow oscillation about the long axis.
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