trypanosome
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English
Etymology
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Noun
trypanosome (plural trypanosomes)
- Any of a group of protozoan parasites which are transmitted by biting insects and infect the blood of humans and other vertebrates; order Trypanosomatida in class Kinetoplastea
- Trypanosoma, a genus within Trypanosomatida whose members are often referred to as trypanosomes
- Trypanosoma brucei, a major human pathogen that causes sleeping sickness.
- Trypanosoma cruzi, a major human pathogen that causes Chagas disease.
- Trypomastigotes, a morphological class of trypanosomatids with a flagellum laterally attached to the cell body.
- Trypanosoma, a genus within Trypanosomatida whose members are often referred to as trypanosomes
Derived terms
Translations
any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects
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French
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Noun
trypanosome m (plural trypanosomes)
Further reading
- “trypanosome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.