nuttalliasis

noun

nut·​tal·​li·​a·​sis

ˌnətᵊlˈīəsə̇s

variants or nuttalliosis

nəˌtalēˈōsə̇s

plural nuttalliases

-īəˌsēz

or nuttallioses

-ōˌsēz

: infection with or disease caused by protozoans of the genus Nuttallia compare piroplasmosis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Nuttallia + -iasis or -osis

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