trypanosomiasis

[ trih-pan-uh-soh-mahy-uh-sis, trip-uh-nuh- ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. any infection caused by a trypanosome.

trypanosomiasis

/ ˌtrɪpənəsəˈmaɪəsɪs /

noun

1. See Chagas' disease, sleeping sickness
   any infection of an animal or human with a trypanosome See also sleeping sickness Chagas' disease

trypanosomiasis

/ trĭ-păn′ə-sō-mī′ə-sĭs /

1. A disease or infection caused by a trypanosome.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trypanosomiasis¹

First recorded in 1900–05; trypanosome + -iasis

Example Sentences

It has been shown that it is capable of transmitting the bubonic plague, and South American trypanosomiasis.

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