Definition of Trichomoniasis

1. Noun. Infection of the vagina.

Generic synonyms: Protozoal Infection

Definition of Trichomoniasis

1. Noun. (disease) A common sexually transmitted disease caused by the parasite ''Trichomonas vaginalis'' and infecting the urinary tract or vagina. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Trichomoniasis

1. [n -NIASES]

Medical Definition of Trichomoniasis

1. Disease caused by infection with a species of protozoan of the genus Trichomonas or related genera; often used to designate trichomoniasis vaginitis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trichomoniasis

trichomes
trichomic
trichomonacidal
trichomonacide
trichomonacides
trichomonad
trichomonadida
trichomonads
trichomonal
trichomonas infections
trichomoniases
trichomonosis
trichomycetosis
trichomycosis
trichomycosis pustulosa
trichonodosis
trichonosis

Literary usage of Trichomoniasis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Animal Parasites of Man by Harold Benjamin Fantham, Maximilian Gustav Christian Carl Braun (1916)
"... but its flagellum stains more deeply than that of C. hominis and has a peculiar banded appearance. Human trichomoniasis (see pp. 52-56). ..."

2. The Animal Parasites of Man by Harold Benjamin Fantham, Maximilian Gustav Christian Carl Braun (1916)
"... but its flagellum stains more deeply than that of C. hominis and has a peculiar banded appearance. Human trichomoniasis (sec pp. 52-56). ..."

3. Eighth Annual Report on Carcinogens: 1998 Summary edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"In one study, a greater excess of cervical cancer was observed in women with trichomoniasis who were not exposed to metronidazole. ..."

4. Healthy People: The Surgeon General's Report on Health Promotion & Disease by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"The most common of those identified to date include: • trichomoniasis—3 million cases ... For trichomoniasis, long-term consequences are not yet known, ..."

5. 6th Annual Report on Carcinogens (1991) by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"... of women treated with metronidazole showed an excess of uterine cervix cancers, a neoplasm that has risk factors im common with vaginal trichomoniasis ..."

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