plasmodium
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| —n , pl -dia | |
| 1. | an amoeboid mass of protoplasm, containing many nuclei: a stage in the life cycle of certain organisms, esp the nonreproductive stage of the slime moulds |
| 2. | any parasitic sporozoan protozoan of the genus Plasmodium, such as P. falciparum and P. vivax, which cause malaria |
| [C19: New Latin; see | |
| plas'modial | |
| —adj | |
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| the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species |
| a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor |
plasmodium plas·mo·di·um (plāz-mō'dē-əm)
n. pl. plas·mo·di·a (-dē-ə)
A multinucleate mass of cytoplasm formed by the aggregation of a number of amoeboid cells, as that characteristic of the vegetative phase of the slime molds.
A protozoan of the genus Plasmodium, which includes the parasites that cause malaria.
Plasmodium n.
A genus of protozoans that are parasites of the red blood cells of vertebrates and include the causative agents of malaria.
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Plural plasmodia
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