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piroplasmosis

[pir-uh-plaz-moh-sis]
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noun, plural pir·o·plas·mo·ses [pir-uh-plaz-moh-seez] /ˌpɪr ə plæzˈmoʊ siz/. Veterinary Pathology.
  1. babesiosis.
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Origin of piroplasmosis

First recorded in 1900–05; piroplasm + -osis
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  • 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.
  1. babesiosis
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