Medical Term:

Saccharomyces boulardii

 

Definition: a yeast species widely prescribed for treatment of diarrhea. Molecular typing shows it to be nearly identical, genetically, to S. cerevisiae; however it is metabolically and physiologically different.

Synonym(s): Saccharomyces cerevisiae

See Also: Saccharomyces

Search Stedman's Medical Dictionary

Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.

Advertisement
Close

Recommended

(web1)