xenodiagnosis

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xen·o·di·ag·no·sis

(zĕn′ə-dī′əg-nō′sĭs, zē′nə-)

n. pl. xen·o·di·ag·no·ses (-sēz)

Diagnosis of an infectious disease at an early stage by exposing a presumably infected individual or tissue to a clean, laboratory-bred mosquito, tick, or other vector and then examining the vector for the presence of the infective microorganism.

xen′o·di·ag·nos′tic (-nŏs′tĭk) adj.

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xenodiagnosis

(ˌzɛnəʊˌdaɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs)

(Medicine) med a method of diagnosing an infectious disease by exposing a vector animal to infected material before examining the animal for the pathogen

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