trypanosomiasis

noun try·pano·so·mi·a·sis \ tri-ˌpa-nə-sə-ˈmī-ə-səs \

|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

Definition of trypanosomiasis

plural trypanosomiases play \tri-ˌpa-nə-sə-ˈmī-ə-ˌsēz\

: infection with or disease caused by trypanosomes

Recent Examples of trypanosomiasis from the Web

The parasite then enters the bloodstream and causes Chagas disease, also known as trypanosomiasis.

— meera senthilingam, CNN, "'Kissing bug' disease more deadly than thought," 19 May 2017

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Origin and Etymology of trypanosomiasis

New Latin

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First Known Use: 1902

in the meaning defined above

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Medical Dictionary

trypanosomiasis

noun try·pano·so·mi·a·sis \ tri-ˌpan-ə-sə-ˈmī-ə-səs \

medical Definition of trypanosomiasis

plural trypanosomiases play \-ˌsēz\

: infection with or disease (as African sleeping sickness or Chagas disease) caused by flagellates of the genus Trypanosoma

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