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Plasmodium
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plasmodium
Translingual
thumb|Human red blood cells, some infected with the species Plasmodium falciparum
Etymology
From mul en plasmodium.
Proper noun
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genus family Plasmodiidae parasitic protozoans which include those causing malaria
en mul 2013-01 Katie L. Burke Ecological Dependency 101 1 64 w:American Scientist 0003-0996 645082957 w:Sigma Xi United States http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/ecological-dependency With verve and clarity, he details mathematical epidemiological models, the life cycle of the malaria-causing Plasmodium and the relation between transmission and virulence. 9 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20170209051135/http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/ecological-dependency 9 February 2017
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Plasmodium falciparum species, Plasmodium knowlesi species, Plasmodium malariae species, Plasmodium ovale species, Plasmodium vivax species - selected species
Derived terms
mul Plasmodiidae
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