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anaplasmosis

[ an-uh-plaz-moh-sis ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.
  1. a disease of cattle caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Anaplasma marginale, transmitted by bloodsucking flies and ticks.


anaplasmosis

/ ˌænəplæzˈməʊsɪs /

noun

  1. another name for gallsickness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of anaplasmosis1

< New Latin Anaplasm ( a ) genus name ( ana-, plasma ) + -osis

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