A disease or condition characterized by the presence of flagellate organisms, particularly flagellate protozoans.
From flagellate + -osis (medical suffix meaning 'condition of'), following the pattern of diseases named by causative organisms.
This term appears in older medical texts to describe infections from flagellate parasites like sleeping sickness—it's a reminder that microscopic swimmers can be deadly invaders.
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