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babesiosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
babesio-sis
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several malaria-like parasitic diseases in humans and other animals caused by Babesia, a genus of protozoa.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

After the discoverer of the protozoa, Victor Babeș: Babesia + -osis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

babesioses (plural) babesiasis (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

babesiotic

Questions

What does babesiosis mean?
Any of several malaria-like parasitic diseases in humans and other animals caused by Babesia, a genus of protozoa.
Where does babesiosis come from?
After the discoverer of the protozoa, Victor Babeș: Babesia + -osis.

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