piroplasmosis

piroplasmosis

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piro·plas·mo·sis .pir-ə-.plaz-'mō-səs n, pl -mo·ses -.sēz infection with or disease that is caused by protozoans of the genus Babesia or the family Babesiidae and that includes Texas fever and east coast fever of cattle and babesiosis of sheep

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pi·ro·plas·mo·sis (pi″ro-plaz-moґsis) 1. babesiosis. 2. infection by any species of Piroplasmida.

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