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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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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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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