xenodiagnosis

[ zen-uh-dahy-uhg-noh-sis, zee-nuh- ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. a method of diagnosing certain diseases caused by insects, ticks, or other vectors, by allowing uninfected vectors to feed on the patient and later examining them for infections.

Other Words From

• xen·o·di·ag·nos·tic [zen-, uh, -dahy-, uh, g-, nos, -tik, zee-n, uh, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of xenodiagnosis¹

First recorded in 1925–30; xeno- + diagnosis