anaplasmosis

[ an-uh-plaz-moh-sis ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.

1. a disease of cattle caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Anaplasma marginale, transmitted by bloodsucking flies and ticks.

anaplasmosis

/ ˌænəplæzˈməʊsɪs /

noun

1. another name for gallsickness

Word History and Origins

Origin of anaplasmosis¹

< New Latin Anaplasm ( a ) genus name ( ana-, plasma ) + -osis