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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Cha′gas' disease′ (shä′gəs),USA pronunciation [Pathol.]- Pathologyan infectious disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, occurring chiefly in tropical America and characterized by irregular fever, palpable lymph nodes, and often heart damage. Also called American trypanosomiasis.
- named after C. Chagas (1879–1934), Brazilian physician, its describer 1910–15
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