TRICHOMONIASIS


Meaning of TRICHOMONIASIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtri-kə-mə-ˈnī-ə-səs ]

noun

( plural tricho·mo·ni·a·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Trichomonas + -iasis

Date: 1915

: infection with or disease caused by trichomonads: as

a. : a human sexually transmitted disease occurring especially 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

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