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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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