hematozoa

Variant of hematozoon

hematozoon definition

hemato·zoon (hem′ə tō zō′än′, hē′mə-; -zo′ən)

noun pl. hematozoa -·zo′a

any parasitic animal organism in the blood

Etymology: ModL: see hemato- & -zoon

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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