XENODIAGNOSIS


Meaning of XENODIAGNOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌdī-ig-ˈnō-səs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: circa 1929

: the detection of a parasite (as of humans) by feeding a suitable intermediate host (as an insect) on supposedly infected material (as blood) and later examining the host for the parasite

• xe·no·di·ag·nos·tic -ˈnäs-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.