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Plasmodium   /plæzmˈoʊdiəm/   Listen
Plasmodium

noun
(pl. plasmodia)
1.
Multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds.
2.
Parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans.  Synonyms: malaria parasite, Plasmodium vivax.



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... caused by single-cell parasitic protozoa Plasmodium; transmitted to humans via the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito; parasites multiply in the liver attacking red blood cells resulting in cycles of fever, chills, and sweats accompanied by anemia; death due to damage to vital ...
— The 2008 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


Words linked to "Plasmodium" :   sporozoan, cytol, cytoplasm


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