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Trichomonas

Trichomonas

1 9.6
A tiny one-celled parasite that infects people or animals and sometimes causes disease
  • proper noun
  • /ˌtrɪkəˈmoʊnəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Trichomonas
  • Doctors often test for Trichomonas when diagnosing sexually transmitted infections.
  • Trichomonas vaginalis

Examples

  • Infections caused by Trichomonas can lead to various health issues in animals.

  • Trichomoniasis, caused by Trichomonas vaginalis, is one of the most common nonviral sexually transmitted diseases (STDs): annually, approximately 248 million incident cases occur worldwide.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The parasite Trichomonas vaginalis is known for causing trichomoniasis in humans.

Synonyms

genus Trichomonas
vsTrichomonas
  • Specialized
9.9

Very small single-celled animals with tail-like parts that live as parasites in animals and people

is a broader group that infects humans and animals and sometimes causes disease

Compounds

genus Trichomonas
  • Specialized
9.9

Very small single-celled animals with tail-like parts that live as parasites in animals and people

Surface Forms

Trichomonas main

Etymology

Trichomonas comes from Greek parts tricho- ('hair') and -monas (like mono-, 'one'), because these tiny parasites have hair-like parts and are single-celled. So the name helps you remember it is a one-celled parasite with hair-like parts.