trypanosoma

[ trih-pan-uh-soh-muh, trip-uh-nuh- ]

/ trɪˌpæn əˈsoʊ mə, ˌtrɪp ə nə- /

noun, plural try·pan·o·so·ma·ta [trih-pan-uh-muh-tuh, trip-uh-nuh-]. /trɪˌpæn ə mə tə, ˌtrɪp ə nə-/.

trypanosome.

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Words nearby trypanosoma

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Example sentences from the Web for trypanosoma

It appears, however, that these cases are due to a different parasite, Trypanosoma rhodesiense.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
The rle of Stomoxys calcitrans in the transmission of Trypanosoma evansi.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
The mouse is also attacked by favus, and the rat is often infected with Trypanosoma Lewisi.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
Trypanosoma lewisi, a parasite of rats, is perhaps the best known as it is always common where-ever rats are found.
Insects and Diseases|Rennie W. Doane

This parasite was discovered in 1902 and was named Trypanosoma gambiensi (Fig. 111).
Insects and Diseases|Rennie W. Doane

Medical definitions for trypanosoma

Trypanosoma

[ trĭ-păn′ə-sō′mə ]

n.

A genus of parasitic flagellate protozoa of the family Trypanosomatidae, transmitted to the vertebrate bloodstream, lymph, and spinal fluid by certain insects and often causing diseases such as sleeping sickness in humans and various other diseases in domesticated animals.

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