trypanosomiasis

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noun

Any of several diseases or infections caused by a trypanosome.

UncommonScrabble 22

Meanings

nountrypanosomiasis (countable and uncountable, plural trypanosomiases)

plural trypanosomiases

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAny of several diseases or infections caused by a trypanosome.

    Spotted fever, yaws, typhus and trypanosomiasis throve here.

    1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 297

Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 錐蟲病 /锥虫病
  • 錐蟲病 /锥虫病 (zhuīchóngbìng)disease caused by a trypanosome
Dutch trypanosomiase
  • trypanosomiasedisease caused by a trypanosome
French trypanosomiase
  • trypanosomiasedisease caused by a trypanosome
Hindi ट्रिपैनोसोमियासिस
  • ट्रिपैनोसोमियासिस (ṭripainosomiyāsis)disease caused by a trypanosome
Indonesian tripanosomiasis
  • tripanosomiasisdisease caused by a trypanosome
Japanese トリパノソーマ症
  • トリパノソーマ症 (toripasōmashō)disease caused by a trypanosome
Korean 트리파노소마증
  • 트리파노소마증 (teuripanosomajeung)disease caused by a trypanosome
Persian تریپانوزومیاز
  • تریپانوزومیازdisease caused by a trypanosome
Portuguese tripanossomíase
  • tripanossomíasedisease caused by a trypanosome
Spanish tripanosomiasis
  • tripanosomiasisdisease caused by a trypanosome
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APA

trypanosomiasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trypanosomiasis

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Chicago

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