First Known Use: 1920
Dictionary
anaplasmosis
noun an·a·plas·mo·sis \ˌa-nə-ˌplaz-ˈmō-səs\
plural an·a·plas·mo·ses\-ˌsēz\
Definition of ANAPLASMOSIS
: a tick-borne disease of cattle and sheep caused by a bacterium (Anaplasma marginale) and characterized especially by anemia and by jaundice
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Origin of ANAPLASMOSIS
New Latin, from Anaplasma, genus name, from ana- + plasma (protoplasm)
Medical Dictionary
anaplasmosis
noun an·a·plas·mo·sis \-ˌplaz-ˈmō-səs\
plural an·a·plas·mo·ses \-ˌsēz\
Medical Definition of ANAPLASMOSIS
: a tick-borne disease of cattle, sheep, and deer caused by a bacterium of the genus Anaplasma (A. marginale) and characterized especially by anemia and by jaundice—called also gall sickness, galziekte
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