plasmodium
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(noun) parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans |
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Synonyms: Plasmodium vivax, malaria parasite |
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Related Words: sporozoan |
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(noun) multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds |
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Related Words: cytoplasm |
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