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单词 trypanosome
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
try•pan•o•some  (tri panə sōm′, tripə nə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Microbiologyany 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.
  • Greek trȳpano- (combining form of trý̄panon borer) + -some3
  • 1900–05;
try•pan′o•somal, try•pan•o•som•ic  (tri pan′ə somik, trip′ə nə-),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
trypanosome /ˈtrɪpənəˌsəʊm/ n
  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
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin Trypanosoma, from Greek trupanon borer + sōma body
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