plasmodium

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(plaz mō′dē əm)

noun pl. plasmodia

  1. a shapeless mass of protoplasm with many nuclei and no definite size, esp. the vegetative stage of a myxomycete
  2. any of a genus (Plasmodium) of unicellular sporozoans found in red blood corpuscles, including the parasites that cause malaria

Origin: ModL: see plasma, -ode, -ium

See plasmodium in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. plas·mo·di·a (-dē-ə)
  1. A multinucleate mass of cytoplasm formed by the aggregation of a number of amoeboid cells, as that characteristic of the vegetative phase of the slime molds.
  2. A protozoan of the genus Plasmodium, which includes the parasites that cause malaria.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Plasmōdium, genus name

Origin: : plasm(o)-

Origin: + Greek -ōdēs, resembling; see collodion

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Related Forms:

  • plas·moˈdi·al (-dē-əl) adjective

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