: trypanosomiasis (especially when caused by Trypanosoma brucei) of domestic animals
Word History
Etymology
Zulu unakane, ulunakane
First Known Use
1895, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
nagana
noun
na·ga·na
variants also n'gana
nə-ˈgä-nə
: a highly fatal disease of domestic animals in tropical Africa caused by a flagellated protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma and transmitted by tsetse and other biting flies