trypan-
combining form
variants or trypano-
1
: borer : auger
trypanosome
2
: trypanosome
trypanocidal
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek, from trypanon auger, borer, trepan, from trypan to bore, pierce through, from trypa hole; akin to Old Slavic truplŭ hollow, Greek tetrainein to pierce