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


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