 plasmodium |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (biology,anatomy) multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds | |
| Related terms: | cytoplasm | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (biology) parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans | |
| Synonyms: | malaria_parasite Plasmodium_vivax | |
| Related terms: | sporozoan genus_Plasmodium | |
| Similar spelling: |
Plasmodiidae plasmin plasmid |
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