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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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.
2. 2
   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 cruzi, a major human pathogen that causes Chagas disease.
3. 3
   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; Trypomastigotes, a morphological class of trypanosomatids with a flagellum laterally attached to the cell body.

Synonyms

All synonyms

amebicamoebaanaerobebacillusbacteriabug

Etymology

Learned borrowing from translingual Trypanosoma. By surface analysis, trypano- + -some.

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