nagana

noun

na·​ga·​na nə-ˈgä-nə 

: trypanosomiasis (especially when caused by Trypanosoma brucei) of domestic animals

Word History

Etymology

Zulu unakane, ulunakane

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

nagana

noun

na·​ga·​na

variants also n'gana

nə-ˈgä-nə 

: 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