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try·pan·o·some T0394300 (trĭ-păn′ə-sōm′)n. Any of various parasitic flagellate protozoans of the genus Trypanosoma, transmitted to the vertebrate bloodstream, lymph, and spinal fluid by certain insects and often causing diseases such as sleeping sickness and nagana. [From New Latin Trȳpanosōma, genus name : Greek trūpanon, auger (from trūpān, to bore, from trūpē, hole; see terə- in Indo-European roots) + Greek sōma, body; see -some3.] try·pan′o·so′mal, try·pan′o·som′ic (-sŏm′ĭk) adj.trypanosome (ˈtrɪpənəˌsəʊm) n (Medicine) any parasitic flagellate protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma, which lives in the blood of vertebrates, is transmitted by certain insects, and causes sleeping sickness and certain other diseases[C19: from New Latin Trypanosoma, from Greek trupanon borer + sōma body] ˌtrypanoˈsomal, trypanosomic adjtry•pan•o•some (trɪˈpæn əˌsoʊm, ˈtrɪp ə nə-) n. any of various flagellated protozoans of the genus Trypanosoma, transmitted by insect bite and parasitic in the blood and tissue of humans, domestic animals, and other vertebrates. [1900–05; < New Latin Trypanosoma (1843) < Greek trȳpano-, comb. form of trypanon borer + sôma body (see -some3)] try•pan`o•so′mal, try•pan`o•som′ic (-ˈsɒm ɪk) adj. try·pan·o·some (trĭ-păn′ə-sōm′) Any of various parasitic protozoans that can cause serious diseases, such as sleeping sickness. They are transmitted by the bite of certain insects, such as tsetse flies.trypanosomeenUK
trypanosome (trĭp`ənəsōm'), microscopic, one-celled protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma, typically living as an active parasite in the bloodstream of a vertebrate; hundreds of species are known. A trypanosome is long and pointed and possesses a flagellum. The flagellum arises at the front, or anterior, end of the parasite and curves back to form the edge of a long, undulating membrane used in locomotion. Trypanosomes have a complex life cycle; most species undergo part of their development in the digestive tract of insects, which spread the parasite by biting. Many trypanosomes do not appear to harm their hosts, but a number of species cause serious diseases in humans or domestic animals (see trypanosomiasistrypanosomiasis , infectious disease caused by a protozoan organism, the trypanosome, which exists as a parasite in the blood of a number of vertebrate hosts. The three variations of the disease that predominate in humans are transmitted by an insect vector. ..... Click the link for more information. ). T. brucei gambiense and T. brucei rhodesiense cause African sleeping sickness and are transmitted by tsetse fliestsetse fly , name for any of several bloodsucking African flies of the genus Glossina, and in the same family as the housefly. The larva of the tsetse fly develops inside the body of the mother until it is ready to pupate in the soil. ..... Click the link for more information. . T. cruzi is the cause of Chagas' diseaseChagas' disease, disease of South and Central America caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. It usually affects children and young adults and is transmitted by the feces of infected insects, typically the assassin bug. ..... Click the link for more information. , prevalent in South and Central America, which affects the nervous system and heart; it is transmitted by the bite of assassin bugsassassin bug, common name for members of the family Reduviidae, one of the largest and most varied groups belonging to the order Hemiptera (suborder Heteroptera). Assassin bugs are generally brownish to black, medium-sized to large insects, with heads that are elongate and ..... Click the link for more information. . Other species, restricted in distribution to Africa and Asia, cause diseases of horses and cattle. Control measures include elimination or reduction of the insect carrier populations and measures to reduce the likelihood of bites. Trypanosomes are classified in the phylum Mastigophora of the kingdom ProtistaProtista or Protoctista , in the five-kingdom system of classification, a kingdom comprising a variety of unicellular and some simple multinuclear and multicellular eukaryotic organisms. ..... Click the link for more information. . trypanosome[trə′pan·ə‚sōm] (invertebrate zoology) A flagellated protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma. trypanosomeenUK
trypanosome [tri-pan´o-sōm] an individual protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma.try·pan·o·some (tri-pan'ō-sōm, trip'ă-nō-), Common name for any member of the genus Trypanosoma or of the family Trypanosomatidae. [G. trypanon, an auger, + sōma, body] trypanosome (trĭ-păn′ə-sōm′)n. Any of various parasitic flagellate protozoans of the genus Trypanosoma, transmitted to the vertebrate bloodstream, lymph, and spinal fluid by certain insects and often causing diseases such as sleeping sickness and nagana. try·pan′o·so′mal, try·pan′o·som′ic (-sŏm′ĭk) adj.trypanosome (1) An obsolete synonym for trypomastigote. (2) A generic term for a trypanosome.try·pan·o·some (trī-pan'ō-sōm) Common name for any member of the genus Trypanosoma or of the family Trypanosomatidae. [G. trypanon, an auger, + sōma, body]trypanosome A member of the genus Trypanosoma , one of several hundred species of flagellated blood parasite PROTOZOA that cause disease in animals and man. See also TRYPANOSOMIASIS and CHAGAS DISEASE.trypanosome any parasitic protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma, which is parasitic in the gut of tsetse flies and in the blood of vertebrates. They cause important diseases in horses and cattle and AFRICAN SLEEPING SICKNESS in humans. |