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trypanosome
trypanosome definition
trypa·no·some (trip′ə nə sōm′, tri pan′ə-)
noun
any of a genus (Trypanosoma) of zooflagellates that live as parasites in the blood of human beings and other vertebrates, are usually transmitted by an insect bite, and often cause serious diseases, as sleeping sickness or Chagas' disease
Etymology: < ModL Trypanosoma < Gr trypanon, borer (see trepan) + ModL -soma, -some
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