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trichomoniasis
This term is a clinical medical diagnosis and is used almost exclusively in healthcare settings, pathology reports, and medical literature. It carries a neutral, descriptive tone typical of scientific nomenclature, though in a patient-provider context, it is handled with clinical sensitivity due to its status as a sexually transmitted infection.
As a medical condition naming a specific disease state, the word is uncountable. It refers to the state of being infected rather than a discrete object that can be counted. One does not refer to multiple trichomoniases; instead, clinicians discuss cases of trichomoniasis or the prevalence of the infection.