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| plas·mo·di·um [ plaz mṓdee əm ] (plural plas·mo·di·a [ plaz mṓdee ə ]) |
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1. mass of protoplasm: a mass of protoplasm containing many nuclei that is a stage in the life cycle of some organisms, especially slime molds
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2. parasitic protozoan causing malaria: a parasitic protozoan, especially one that causes malaria. Genus Plasmodium.
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| [Late 19th century. <plasma + modern Latin -odium "resembling" < Greek -ōdēs (see -oid)] |
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 plas·mo·di·al adjective |
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