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xe·no·di·ag·no·sis | \ ˌze-nō-ˌdī-ig-ˈnō-səs 
, ˌzē- \
, ˌzē- \Definition of xenodiagnosis
: the detection of a parasite (as of humans) by feeding a suitable intermediate host (such as an insect) on supposedly infected material (such as blood) and later examining the host for the parasite
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xenodiagnostic \ ˌze-nō-ˌdī-ig-ˈnä-stik , ˌzē- \ adjective
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xenodiagnosis
nounxe·no·di·ag·no·sis | \ ˌzen-ō-ˌdī-ig-ˈnō-səs , ˌzēn- \
, ˌzēn- \ plural xenodiagnoses\ -ˌsēz \
\Medical Definition of xenodiagnosis
: the detection of a parasite (as of humans) by feeding supposedly infected material (as blood) to a suitable intermediate host (as an insect) and later examining the intermediate host for the parasite
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xenodiagnostic \ -ˈnäs-tik \ adjective
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The first known use of xenodiagnosis was circa 1929
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