anaplasmosis

an·a·plas·mo·sis

noun \-ˌplaz-ˈmō-səs\

plural an·a·plas·mo·ses \-ˌsēz\

Definition of ANAPLASMOSIS

: a tick-borne disease of cattle, sheep, and deer caused by a bacterium of the genus Anaplasma (A. marginale) and characterized especially by anemia and by jaundice—called also gall sickness, galziekte