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xenodiagnosis

American

[zen-uh-dahy-uhg-noh-sis, zee-nuh-] / ˌzɛn əˌdaɪ əgˈnoʊ sɪs, ˌzi nə- /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

a method of diagnosing certain diseases caused by insects, ticks, or other vectors, by allowing uninfected vectors to feed on the patient and later examining them for infections.

First recorded in 1925–30; xeno- + diagnosis

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