piroplasmosis

[pir-uh-plaz-moh-sis]

noun, plural pir·o·plas·mo·ses

[pir-uh-plaz-moh-seez] /ˌpɪr ə plæzˈmoʊ siz/. Veterinary Pathology.

babesiosis.

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Origin of piroplasmosis

First recorded in 1900–05; piroplasm + -osis

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Examples from the Web for piroplasmosis

Historical Examples

The Ixodoidea or ticks, spirochtosis in man and animals, piroplasmosis.
Handbook of Medical Entomology
William Albert Riley

piroplasmosis in Medicine

piroplasmosis

(pĭr′ə-plăz-mō′sĭs)

n.

babesiosis

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