piroplasma
Meanings
noun
- 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
Word forms
Etymology
From Latin pirum (“pear”) + Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “image, formation”).
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