piroplasmosis

[ pir-uh-plaz-moh-sis ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.

, plural pir·o·plas·mo·ses [pir-, uh, -plaz-, moh, -seez].

1. babesiosis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of piroplasmosis¹

First recorded in 1900–05; piroplasm + -osis

Example Sentences

The Ixodoidea or ticks, spirochtosis in man and animals, piroplasmosis.

From Project Gutenberg