Plasmodium
See also: plasmodium
Translingual
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Human red blood cells, some infected with the species Plasmodium falciparum
Etymology
From English plasmodium.
Proper noun
Plasmodium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Plasmodiidae – parasitic protozoans which include those causing malaria.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Alveolata - superphylum; Miozoa - phylum; Myzozoa - subphylum; Apicomplexa - infraphylum; Sporozoa - superclass; Coccidiomorphea - class; Hematozoa - subclass; Haemosporidia - superorder; Haemosporida - order; Plasmodiidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium knowlesi, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium vivax - selected species
Derived terms
References
Plasmodium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Plasmodium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Plasmodium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Plasmodium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
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