babesiellosis

noun

ba·​be·​si·​el·​lo·​sis

-zēəˈlōsə̇s

plural babesielloses

-ˈlōˌsēz

: babesiasis caused by members of the genus Babesiella

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Babesiella + -osis

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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