xenodiagnosis
[ zen-uh-dahy-uh g-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.
OTHER WORDS FROM xenodiagnosis
xen·o·di·ag·nos·tic [zen-uh-dahy-uh g-nos-tik, zee-nuh-] /ˌzɛn əˌdaɪ əgˈnɒs tɪk, ˌzi nə-/, adjectiveWords nearby xenodiagnosis
xenobiotic,
xenoblast,
xenocrates,
xenocryst,
xenocurrency,
xenodiagnosis,
xenogamy,
xenogeneic,
xenogenesis,
xenogenic,
xenoglossia
Medical definitions for xenodiagnosis
xenodiagnosis
[ zĕn′ə-dī′əg-nō′sĭs, zē′nə- ]
n. pl. xen•o•di•ag•no•ses (-sēz)
Diagnosis of an infectious disease at an early stage by exposing a presumably infected individual or tissue to a clean, laboratory-bred mosquito, tick, or other vector and, following a suitable incubation period, examining the vector for the presence of the infective microorganism.