plasmodium

plasmodium
[plazˈməʊdɪəm]
(pl. plasmodia -dɪə)
  1. a parasitic protozoan of a genus which includes those causing malaria
    疟原虫
  2. Genus Plasmodium, phylum Sporozoa
    疟原虫属,孢子虫门
  3. (Biology)a form within the life cycle of some simple organisms such as slime moulds, typically consisting of a mass of naked protoplasm containing many nuclei
    (生)原质团,合胞体
派生
plasmodial
adjective
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: modern Latin, based on late Latin plasma 'mould, formation'
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