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trichomoniasis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A common sexually transmitted disease caused by the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis and infecting the urinary tract or vagina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Examples

  • 2009, Sarah L. Cudmore, Gary E. Garber, Chapter 74: Diagnosis and Treatment of Metronidazole-Resistant Trichomonas vaginalis Infection, Douglas Mayers (editor), Antimicrobial Drug Resistance, Volume 2: Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects, page 1092, Trichomoniasis has long been considered a disease of women, but the disease can also cause significant morbidity in men.

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noun

Meaning 2

infection of the vagina

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: protozoal infection

History

Etymology

From translingual Trichomonas + -iasis.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: trichomoniáza — disease
  • Finnish: trikomoniaasi — disease
  • French: trichomonase — disease
  • Polish: rzęsistkowica — disease
  • Portuguese: tricomoníase — disease