PLASMODIUM

plasmodium, Plasmodium vivax, malaria parasite

(noun) parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans

plasmodium

(noun) multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

plasmodium (plural plasmodia)

(biology) A mass of cytoplasm, containing many nuclei, created by the aggregation of amoeboid cells of slime molds during their vegetative phase. When capitalised as a proper name, Plasmodium is a genus of protozoan parasites responsible for such diseases as malaria

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Source: Wiktionary


Plas*mo"di*um, n.; pl. Plasmodia. Etym: [NL. See Plasma.]

1. (Biol.)

Definition: A jellylike mass of free protoplasm, without any union of amoeboid cells, and endowed with life and power of motion.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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