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ba⋅be⋅si⋅o⋅sis

  [buh-bee-zee-oh-sis]
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–noun Veterinary Pathology.
any of several tick-borne diseases of cattle, dogs, horses, sheep, and swine, caused by a babesia protozoan and characterized by fever and languor.
Also, bab⋅e⋅si⋅a⋅sis  [bab-i-sahy-uh-sis, -zahy-, bey-buh-] .
Also called piroplasmosis.
Compare tick fever.

Origin:
1910–15; < NL; see babesia, -osis
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ba·be·si·o·sis   (bə-bē'zē-ō'sĭs)   
n.   In both senses also called piroplasmosis.

  1. A tick-borne protozoan infection of animals, such as Texas fever of cattle, that is caused by species of Babesia.

  2. A human protozoan disease of red blood cells caused by Babesia species that is transmitted by the northern deer tick, characterized by fever, malaise, and hemolytic anemia, and prevalent on the coastal islands of the northeast United States.

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Main Entry: babe·si·a·sis
Pronunciation: "bab-&-'sI-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural babe·si·a·ses /-"sEz/
: BABESIOSIS

Main Entry: ba·be·si·o·sis
Pronunciation: b&-"bE-zE-'O-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ba·be·si·o·ses /-"sEz/
: infection with or disease caused by babesias called also babesiasis
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babesiosis ba·be·si·o·sis (bə-bē'zē-ō'sĭs) or bab·e·si·a·sis (bāb'ĭ-zī'ə-sĭs)
n.
A human protozoan disease of the red blood cells caused by infection with a species of Babesia that is transmitted by ticks and characterized by fever, malaise, and hemolytic anemia. Also called piroplasmosis.

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