piroplasmosis

[pir-uh-plaz-moh-sis]

pir·o·plas·mo·sis

[pir-uh-plaz-moh-sis]
noun, plural pir·o·plas·mo·ses [-seez] . Veterinary Pathology.

Origin:
1900–05; piroplasm + -osis
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Piroplasmosis has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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piroplasmosis pir·o·plas·mo·sis (pĭr'ə-plāz-mō'sĭs)
n.
See babesiosis.

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