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an•a•plas•mo•sis
Pronunciation: (an"u-plaz-mō'sis), [key]—
n. Vet. Pathol.
a disease of cattle caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite,
Anaplasma marginale, transmitted by bloodsucking flies and ticks.
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