babesiosis

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noun

Any of several malaria-like parasitic diseases in humans and other animals caused by Babesia, a genus of protozoa.

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Meanings

nounbabesiosis (countable and uncountable, plural babesioses)

plural babesioses · alternative babesiasis

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAny of several malaria-like parasitic diseases in humans and other animals caused by Babesia, a genus of protozoa.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
piroplasmosis

Origin

After the discoverer of the protozoa, Victor Babeș: Babesia + -osis.

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Translations

Czech babesióza
  • babesiózaparasitic disease
Finnish babesioosi
  • babesioosiparasitic disease
French babésiose, piroplasmose
  • babésioseparasitic disease
  • piroplasmoseparasitic disease
German Babesiose
  • Babesioseparasitic disease
Hungarian babézia, babéziózis
  • babéziaparasitic disease
  • babéziózisparasitic disease
  • babesiosisparasitic disease
Italian babesiosi, piroplasmosi
  • babesiosiparasitic disease
  • piroplasmosiparasitic disease
Lithuanian babeziozė
  • babeziozėparasitic disease
Spanish babesiosis, babesiasis
  • babesiosisparasitic disease
  • babesiasisparasitic disease
Cite this entry
APA

babesiosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babesiosis

MLA

“babesiosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babesiosis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “babesiosis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babesiosis.

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