BABESIOSIS


Meaning of BABESIOSIS in English

/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; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .