Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
an·a·plas·ma Pronunciation:
"an-&-'plaz-m& Function:
noun 1 capitalized : a genus of bacteria ofthe family Anaplasmataceae that are found in the red blood cells of ruminants, resemble small masses of chromatin without cytoplasm, are transmitted by biting arthropods, and cause anaplasmosis
2 plural an·a·plas·ma·ta /-m&t-&/ or an·a·plas·mas : any bacterium of the genus
Anaplasma
