xenodiagnosis

American  

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

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. 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.

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Other Word Forms

• xenodiagnostic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of xenodiagnosis

First recorded in 1925–30; xeno- + diagnosis