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trypanosomiasis

noun
try路​pano路​so路​mi路​a路​sis | \ tri-藢pa-n蓹-s蓹-藞m墨-蓹-s蓹s How to pronounce trypanosomiasis (audio) \
plural trypanosomiases\ tri-​藢pa-​n蓹-​s蓹-​藞m墨-​蓹-​藢s膿z How to pronounce trypanosomiases (audio) \

Definition of trypanosomiasis

: infection with or disease caused by trypanosomes

Examples of trypanosomiasis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 The parasite then enters the bloodstream and causes Chagas disease, also known as trypanosomiasis. — Meera Senthilingam, CNN, "'Kissing bug' disease more deadly than thought," 19 May 2017

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First Known Use of trypanosomiasis

1902, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for trypanosomiasis

New Latin

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trypanosomiasis

noun
try路​pano路​so路​mi路​a路​sis | \ tri-藢pan-蓹-s蓹-藞m墨-蓹-s蓹s How to pronounce trypanosomiasis (audio) \
plural trypanosomiases\ -​藢s膿z How to pronounce trypanosomiases (audio) \

Medical Definition of trypanosomiasis

: infection with or disease (as African sleeping sickness or Chagas disease) caused by flagellates of the genus Trypanosoma

More from Merriam-Webster on trypanosomiasis

Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about trypanosomiasis

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