Trypanosome
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Trypanosome is a noun meaning 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.
Meaning
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.
Word Forms
- trypanosomes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include metacyclic, trypanid, leishmania, trypanotolerance, trypanosusceptibility, premetacyclic.
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