trichomoniasis

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English

The trichomoniasis cycle (life cycle of Trichomonas vaginalis)

Etymology

From translingual Trichomonas + -iasis.

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trichomoniasis (usually uncountable, plural trichomoniases)

  1. (pathology) A common sexually transmitted disease caused by the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis and infecting the urinary tract or vagina.
    • 2003, J. P. Ackers, “11: Trichomonads”, in Stephen Gillespie, Richard D. Pearson, editors, Principles and Practice of Clinical Parasitology, page 246:
      Similar changes occur later after the menopause that, if not ideal for colonization by T. vaginalis they are clearly not impossible, since both prepubertal and post-menopausal trichomoniases in females are well described.
    • 2006, Linh Khanh Vuong, “Chapter 17: Gynecologic Disorders”, in Richard A. Helms, David J. Quan, editors, Textbook of Therapeutics: Drug and Disease Management, page 391:
      Trichomoniasis is the most prevalent nonviral sexually transmitted infection in humans worldwide.
    • 2009, Sarah L. Cudmore, Gary E. Garber, Chapter 74: Diagnosis and Treatment of Metronidazole-Resistant Trichomonas vaginalis Infection, Douglas Mayers (editor), Antimicrobial Drug Resistance, Volume 2: Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects, page 1092,
      Trichomoniasis has long been considered a disease of women, but the disease can also cause significant morbidity in men.

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