babesiosis

noun

ba·​be·​si·​o·​sis bə-ˌbē-zē-ˈō-səs 

: an infection with or disease caused by babesias

Examples of babesiosis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tick bites can also cause babesiosis, a malaria-like parasitic disease that infects and destroys red blood cells. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026

The findings are welcome news for thousands of people with babesiosis cases in the United States. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026

Lyme and babesiosis are eleven times more common than in mainland Massachusetts, and anaplasmosis is five times more common. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Bites can cause Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Powassan virus. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for babesiosis

• acanthosis
• acidosis
• alkalosis
• amaurosis
• ankylosis
• asbestosis
• brucellosis
• cyanosis
• dermatosis
• diagnosis
• ecchymosis
• exostosis

Medical Definition

babesiosis

noun

ba·​be·​si·​o·​sis bə-ˌbē-zē-ˈō-səs 

plural babesioses -ˌsēz 

: infection with or disease caused by babesias

called also babesiasis