English Explanatory Dictionary

babesia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the hematozoa of the genus Babesia that invades the erythrocytes of living mammals, notably including cattle and humans, causing any of several babesioses.

Word forms

babesia babesias babesiae

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Babesia, named after Victor Babeș.

Derived words

babesial
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