trypanosome
/ˈtrɪp(ə)nəsəʊm
/ /trɪˈpanəsəʊm/noun Medicine & Zoology
A single-celled parasitic protozoan with a trailing flagellum, infesting the blood.
- Genus Trypanosoma, phylum Kinetoplastida, kingdom Protista.
- Transmitted by tsetse flies, in which the trypanosomes of African sleeping sickness develop, they enter their human host by the bite of the fly.
- In the blood the organisms take on the form of trypanosomes, whereas in tissue Leishmania forms are found.
Origin
Early 20th century: from Greek trupanon 'borer' + -some3.
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