babesiosis

[ buh-bee-zee-oh-sis ]

/ bəˌbi ziˈoʊ sɪs /

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noun Veterinary Pathology.

any of several tick-borne diseases of cattle, dogs, horses, sheep, and swine, caused by a babesia protozoan and characterized by fever and languor.

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Also bab·e·si·a·sis

[bab-i-sahy-uh-sis, -zahy-, bey-buh-]. /ˌbæb ɪˈsaɪ ə sɪs, -ˈzaɪ-, ˌbeɪ bə-/.

Also called piroplasmosis.

Compare tick fever.

Origin of babesiosis

From New Latin, dating back to 1910–15; see origin at babesia, -osis

Words nearby babesiosis

Babelized, Bab el Mandeb, Babel, Tower of, Baber, babesia, babesiosis, Babette, Babeuf, Bābī, Babia Góra, Babian Jiang

British Dictionary definitions for babesiosis

babesiosis

/ (bəˌbiːzɪˈəʊsɪs) /

noun

vet science a tick-borne disease of domesticated and wild mammals as well as humans, caused by a protozoan of the genera Babesia and characterized by fever, anaemia, jaundice, and in severe cases leading to death

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