trypanosome

try·pan·o·some  (tr-pn-sm)

n.

Any of various parasitic flagellate protozoans of the genus Trypanosoma, transmitted to the vertebrate bloodstream, lymph, and spinal fluid by certain insects and often causing diseases such as sleeping sickness and nagana.

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[From New Latin Trpanosma, genus name : Greek trpanon, auger (from trpn, to bore, from trp, hole; see ter-¹ in Indo-European roots) + Greek sma, body; see -some³.]

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try·pano·somal, try·pano·somic (-smk)

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trypanosome [ˈtrɪpənəˌsəʊm]

n

(Medicine) 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

[from New Latin Trypanosoma, from Greek trupanon borer + sōma body]

trypanosomal , trypanosomic [ˌtrɪpənəˈsɒmɪk] adj

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trypanosome  (tr-pn-sm)

Any of various parasitic flagellate protozoans of the genus Trypanosoma that can cause serious diseases, such as sleeping sickness. They are transmitted by the bite of certain insects, such as tsetse flies.