piroplasma
English
Alternative forms
- piroplasm
Etymology
From Latin pirum (“pear”) + Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “image, formation”)
Noun
piroplasma (plural piroplasmas or piroplasmata)
- (epidemiology, microbiology) Babesia, a genus of hematozoa that invades the red blood cells of humans and domesticated animals such as dogs and sheep
- Any of many other parasitic protozoa related to Babesia in order Piroplasmida.
Further reading
- piroplasma at OneLook Dictionary Search
piroplasma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia