trypanosomiasis

[ trih-pan-uh-soh-mahy-uh-sis, trip-uh-nuh- ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. any infection caused by a trypanosome.

trypanosomiasis

/ ˌtrɪpənəsəˈmaɪəsɪs /

noun

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

trypanosomiasis

/ trĭ-păn′ə-sō-mī′ə-sĭs /

1. A disease or infection caused by a trypanosome.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trypanosomiasis¹

First recorded in 1900–05; trypanosome + -iasis

Example Sentences

And in 2020, the World Health Organization hopes to eliminate sleeping sickness, or African trypanosomiasis, as a public health problem.

From Scientific American

And in 2020, the World Health Organization hopes to eliminate sleeping sickness, or African trypanosomiasis, as a public health problem.

From Nature

Local medical personnel are receiving more training to screen for and diagnose trypanosomiasis.

From Seattle Times

Trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, is the result.

From Seattle Times

The United States has poured about $5 million into this effort, which has squashed the number of trypanosomiasis cases down to nearly zero.

From Washington Post