Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
thei·le·ria Pronunciation:
thI-'lir-E-& Function:
noun 1 capitalized : a genus of sporozoan protozoans (familyTheileriidae) that includes a parasite (
T. parva) causing east coast fever of cattle
2 plural thei·le·ri·ae /-E-"E/ also thei·le·rias : any organism of the genus
Theileria —
thei·le·ri·al /-E-&l/ adjective Theiáler /'tI-l&r/,
Sir Arnold (1867–1936), South African veterinary bacteriologist.
