anaplasmosis

anaplasmosis
noun (plural anaplasmoses) Etymology: New Latin, from Anaplasma, genus name, from ana- + plasma (protoplasm) Date: 1920 a tick-borne disease of cattle and sheep caused by a bacterium (Anaplasma marginale) and characterized especially by anemia and by jaundice

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  • anaplasmosis — noun A disease of ruminants caused by infection with the Anaplasma bacterium, normally transmitted by hard ticks …   Wiktionary

  • anaplasmosis — an·a·plas·mo·sis .plaz mō səs n, pl mo·ses .sēz a tick borne disease of cattle, sheep, and deer caused by a bacterium of the genus Anaplasma (A. marginale) and characterized esp. by anemia and by jaundice called also gall sickness, galziekte …   Medical dictionary

  • anaplasmosis — n. sickness found in cattle (Veterinary Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • anaplasmosis — an·a·plas·mo·sis …   English syllables

  • anaplasmosis — /ænəplæzˈmoʊsəs/ (say anuhplaz mohsuhs) noun a disease of cattle caused by a blood infecting protozoan parasite, transmitted by bloodsucking flies and ticks. {ana + plasm(a) + osis} …  

  • anaplasmosis — noun a disease of cattle that is transmitted by cattle ticks; similar to Texas fever (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease * * * /an euh plaz moh sis/, n. Vet. Pathol. a disease of cattle caused by a blood infecting protozoan parasite, Anaplasma …   Useful english dictionary

  • human granulocytic anaplasmosis — (HGA) infection with Anaplasma phagocytophilum, transmitted by ticks of the genus Ixodes. It affects primarily neutrophils, is characterized by flulike symptoms with leukopenia and thrombocytopenia, and ranges in severity from asymptomatic to… …   Medical dictionary

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