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trypanosome
try·pan·o·some [ tri pánnə sm, tríppənə sm ] (plural try·pan·o·somes)


noun 
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microscopic parasitic organism: a simple microscopic organism protozoan that lives as a parasite in the blood of some vertebrates, including human beings. It is transmitted by insect bites and causes serious diseases. Genus Trypanosoma.
[Early 20th century. < modern Latin< Greek trupanon "borer" + sōma "body"]

try·pan·o·so·mal [ tri pànnə sṓm'l, trìppənə sṓm'l ] adjective
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