trypanosomiasis

[ trih-pan-uh-soh-mahy-uh-sis, trip-uh-nuh- ]
/ trɪˌpæn ə soʊˈmaɪ ə sɪs, ˌtrɪp ə nə- /
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noun Pathology.

any infection caused by a trypanosome.

Origin of trypanosomiasis

First recorded in 1900–05; trypanosome + -iasis

Words nearby trypanosomiasis

trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, trypanosoma cruzi, trypanosoma gambiense, trypanosoma rhodesiense, trypanosome, trypanosomiasis, trypanosomicide, trypanosomid, tryparsamide, trypophobia, trypsin

Words related to trypanosomiasis

catalepsy, encephalitis, narcolepsy

Example sentences from the Web for trypanosomiasis

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

    Handbook of Medical Entomology |William Albert Riley

British Dictionary definitions for trypanosomiasis

trypanosomiasis
/ (ˌtrɪpənəsəˈmaɪəsɪs) /

noun

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

Medical definitions for trypanosomiasis

trypanosomiasis
[ trĭ-păn′ə-sō-mī′ə-sĭs ]

n. pl. try•pan•o•so•mi•a•ses (-sēz′)

A disease or an infection caused by a trypanosome.

Scientific definitions for trypanosomiasis

trypanosomiasis
[ trĭ-păn′ə-sō-mī′ə-sĭs ]

A disease or infection caused by a trypanosome.