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1. (n.) plasmodium
an ameboid, multinucleate mass or sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of organisms, as of slime molds.
2. plasmodium
any parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium, causing malaria in humans.
Etymology: (1870–75; < NL; see plasma , -ode1, -ium2)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) plasmodium
multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds
2. (noun) plasmodium, Plasmodium vivax, malaria parasite
parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans
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1. (noun) PLASMODIUM
a jellylike mass of free protoplasm, without any union of amoeboid cells, and endowed with life and power of motion
2. (noun) PLASMODIUM
a naked mobile mass of protoplasm, formed by the union of several amoebalike young, and constituting one of the stages in the life cycle of Mycetozoa and other low organisms
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. PLASMODIUM
A genus of protozoa that comprise the malaria parasites of mammals. Four species infect humans (although occasional infections with primate malarias may occur). These are PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE, and PLASMODIUM VIVAX. Species causing infection in vertebrates other than man include: PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; P. vinckei, and PLASMODIUM YOELII in rodents; P. brasilianum, PLASMODIUM CYNOMOLGI; and PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI in monkeys; and PLASMODIUM GALLINACEUM in chickens.
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