Chagas' disease
[ shah-guh s ]
/ ˈʃɑ gəs /
noun Pathology.
an infectious disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, occurring chiefly in tropical America and characterized by irregular fever, palpable lymph nodes, and often heart damage.
Also called
American trypanosomiasis.
Origin of Chagas' disease
1910–15; named after C.
Chagas (1879–1934), Brazilian physician, its describer
British Dictionary definitions for chagas disease
Chagas' disease
/ (ˈʃɑːɡəs) /
noun
a form of trypanosomiasis found in South America, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, characterized by fever and, often, inflammation of the heart muscles
Also called: American trypanosomiasis, South American trypanosomiasis Compare sleeping sickness
Word Origin for Chagas' disease
C20: named after Carlos
Chagas (1879–1934), Brazilian physician who first described it
Medical definitions for chagas disease
Chagas disease
n.
South American trypanosomiasis