trypan-

combining form

variants or trypano-

1

: borer : auger

trypanosome

2

: trypanosome

trypanocidal

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek, from trypanon auger, borer, trepan, from trypan to bore, pierce through, from trypa hole; akin to Old Slavic truplŭ hollow, Greek tetrainein to pierce

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