trypanosome

try pan o some |trəˈpanəˌsōm, ˈtripənə -trəˈpænəsoʊm | ▶noun Medicine & Zoology a single-celled parasitic protozoan with a trailing flagellum, infesting the blood. [Genus Trypanosoma, phylum Kinetoplastida, kingdom Protista. ] ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Greek trupanon ‘borer ’ + -some 3 .

trypanosome

trypanosome |ˈtrɪp (ə )nəsəʊm, trɪˈpanə -| ▶noun Medicine & Zoology a single-celled parasitic protozoan with a trailing flagellum, infesting the blood. ●Genus Trypanosoma, phylum Kinetoplastida, kingdom Protista. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Greek trupanon ‘borer ’ + -some 3 .