ichthyophthiriasis

English

Etymology

Ichthyophthirius +‎ -iasis

Noun

ichthyophthiriasis (usually uncountable, plural ichthyophthiriases)

1. (ichthyology) A parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by the ciliate Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.

Synonyms

• ich
• white-spot disease

Translations

parasitic infection of freshwater fish

• Finnish: valkopilkkutauti

See also

• cryptocaryosis, marine ich