trypanosome en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from translingual Trypanosoma. By surface analysis, trypano- + -some.
Meanings
- Any of a group of protozoan parasites which are transmitted by biting insects and infect the blood of humans and other vertebrates; family Trypanosomatidae in class Kinetoplastea ▸ Any member of the genus Trypanosoma, of family Trypanosomatidae, including ▸ Trypanosoma brucei, a major human pathogen that causes sleeping sickness.
- Any of a group of protozoan parasites which are transmitted by biting insects and infect the blood of humans and other vertebrates; family Trypanosomatidae in class Kinetoplastea ▸ Any member of the genus Trypanosoma, of family Trypanosomatidae, including ▸ Trypanosoma cruzi, a major human pathogen that causes Chagas disease.
- Any of a group of protozoan parasites which are transmitted by biting insects and infect the blood of humans and other vertebrates; family Trypanosomatidae in class Kinetoplastea ▸ Trypomastigotes, a morphological class of trypanosomatids with a flagellum laterally attached to the cell body.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trypanosomes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
trypanosomosis · antitrypanosome · trypanotoxic · trypanosomic · trypanosomicide · trypanosomiasis · trypanosomal
Relateds
Translations (18)
fi trypanosooma (any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects) · ga tripineasóm (any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects) · ru трипаносо́ма (any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects) · fr trypanosome (any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects) · cmn 睡眠蟲 /睡眠虫 (any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects) · bg трипанозома (any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects) · pl świdrowiec (any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects) · de Trypanosoma (any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects) · el τρυπανόσωμα (any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects) · pl trypanosom (any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects) · es tripanosoma (any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects) · ar مِثْقَبِيَة (any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects) · ca tripanosoma (any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects) · pt tripanossomo (any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects) · it tripanosoma (any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects) · be трыпанасо́ма (any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects) · cs trypanozoma (any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects) · pt tripanossoma (any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects)