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Trypanosoma

Trypanosoma is a topic covered in the Taber's Medical Dictionary.

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(tri-pan″ŏ-sō-mă )

[Gr. trypanon, borer + Gr. sōma, a body]
A genus of parasitic, flagellate protozoa found in the blood of many vertebrates, including humans. The protozoa are transmitted by insect vectors. The only two species relevant for disease in humans are T. brucei and T. cruzi.

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TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI (Orig. mag. × 1000)
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TRYPANOSOMA (center) IN BLOOD (Orig. mag. ×1000)

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Venes, Donald, editor. "Trypanosoma." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/770299/all/Trypanosoma.
Trypanosoma. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/770299/all/Trypanosoma. Accessed August 21, 2019.
Trypanosoma. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/770299/all/Trypanosoma
Trypanosoma [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 August 21]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/770299/all/Trypanosoma.
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