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Parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans
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plasmodium
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Word definitions for plasmodium in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans [syn: Plasmodium vivax , malaria parasite ] [also: plasmodia (pl)]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A plasmodium is a living structure of cytoplasm that contains many nuclei , rather than being divided into individual cells each with a single nucleus. Plasmodia are best known from slime molds , but are also found in parasitic Cnidospora , and some algae ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Plasmodium \Plas*mo"di*um\, n.; pl. Plasmodia . [NL. See Plasma .] (Biol.) A jellylike mass of free protoplasm, without any union of am[oe]boid cells, and endowed with life and power of motion. (Zo["o]l.) A naked mobile mass of protoplasm, formed by the ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biology English) A mass of cytoplasm, containing many nucleus, created by the aggregation of amoeboid cells of slime molds during their vegetative phase.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1871, Modern Latin, coined 1863 in Germany from plasma + -odium , from Greek -odes "like" (see -oid ).
Usage examples of plasmodium.
The Plasmodium falciparum strain of malaria, which included among its symptoms severe headaches, could be quickly fatal Not treated properly .
In a heavily infected person, the number of plasmodia present can be as high as 2 million per milliliter.