/beuh bee'zee oh"sis/ , n. Vet. Pathol.
any of several tick-borne diseases of cattle, dogs, horses, sheep, and swine, caused by a babesia protozoan and characterized by fever and languor.
Also, babesiasis /bab'i suy"euh sis, -zuy"-, bay'beuh-/ . Also called piroplasmosis . Cf. tick fever .
[ 1910-15; ]