SINCE 1828
piroplasmosis
noun
piro·plas·mo·sis
| \ ˌpir-ə-ˌplaz-ˈmō-səs
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plural piroplasmoses\ -ˌsēz
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Medical Definition of piroplasmosis
: infection with or disease that is caused by protozoans of the genus Babesia or the family Babesiidae and that includes Texas fever and equine piroplasmosis
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