First Known Use: 1895
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nagana
noun na·ga·na \nə-ˈgä-nə\
Definition of NAGANA
: trypanosomiasis (especially when caused by Trypanosoma brucei) of domestic animals
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Origin of NAGANA
Zulu unakane, ulunakane
Medical Dictionary
nagana
noun na·ga·na
Medical Definition of NAGANA
: 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; broadly : trypanosomiasis of domestic animals
Variants of NAGANA
na·ga·na also n'ga·na \nə-ˈgä-nə\
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