icterohematuria

noun

ic·​tero·​hematuria

¦iktə(ˌ)rō+

plural -s

: an infectious disease of sheep that is marked by jaundice and caused by a parasitic protozoan (Babesia ovis) which destroys red blood cells compare texas fever

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from icter- + hematuria

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