TRICHOMONIASIS

[tricho.mo.ni.a.sis] n, pl -a.ses [NL, fr. Trichomonas + -iasis] (1915): infection with or disease caused by trichomonads: as a: a human sexually transmitted disease occurring esp. as vaginitis with a persistent discharge and caused by a trichomonad (Trichomonas vaginalis) that may also invade the male urethra and bladder b: a venereal disease of domestic cattle marked by abortion and sterility c: one or more diseases of various birds resembling blackhead--called also roup