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.

Words nearby trypanosoma

tryma, tryout, trypaflavine, trypan blue, trypanocide, trypanosoma, trypanosoma brucei gambiense, trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, trypanosoma cruzi, trypanosoma gambiense, trypanosoma rhodesiense

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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.