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anaplasmosis

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an⋅a⋅plas⋅mo⋅sis

[an-uh-plaz-moh-sis]
–noun Veterinary Pathology.
a disease of cattle caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Anaplasma marginale, transmitted by bloodsucking flies and ticks.

Origin:
< NL Anaplasm(a) genus name (see ana-, plasma ) + -osis
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Main Entry: an·a·plas·mo·sis
Pronunciation: -"plaz-'mO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural an·a·plas·mo·ses /-"sEz/
: a tick-borne disease of cattle, sheep, and deer caused by a bacterium of the genus Anaplasma (A.marginale) and characterized especially by anemia and by jaundice called also gall sickness, galziekte
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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