TRYPANOSOME


Meaning of TRYPANOSOME in English

[ 'trɪp(ə)nəsəʊm , trɪ'panə- ]

■ noun Medicine & Zoology a single-celled parasitic protozoan with a trailing flagellum, infesting the blood. [Genus Trypanosoma .]

Origin

early 20th cent.: from Gk trupanon 'borer' + -some 3 .

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