Trypanosome
noun
1.
any minute, flagellate protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma, parasitic in the blood or tissues of humans and other vertebrates, usually transmitted by insects, often causing serious diseases, as African sleeping sickness in humans, and many diseases in domestic animals.
noun
1.
any parasitic flagellate protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma, which lives in the blood of vertebrates, is transmitted by certain insects, and causes sleeping sickness and certain other diseases
trypanosome try·pan·o·some (trĭ-pān’ə-sōm’)
n.
A member of the genus Trypanosoma or of the family Trypanosomatidae.
try·pan’o·so’mal or try·pan’o·som’ic (-sŏm’ĭk) adj.
trypanosome
(trĭ-pān’ə-sōm’)
Any of various parasitic flagellate protozoans of the genus Trypanosoma that can cause serious diseases, such as sleeping sickness. They are transmitted by the bite of certain insects, such as tsetse flies.
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