n :  an infectious disease of horses in So. America caused by a protozoan parasite of the genus Trypanosoma (T. equinum) in the blood and characterized by rapid emaciation, anemia, blood-colored urine, paresis, and edema - called also derrengadera  .
 
 
 
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