plasmodium

n., pl., -di·a (-dē-ə).

1. A multinucleate mass of cytoplasm formed by the aggregation of a number of amoeboid cells, as that characteristic of the vegetative phase of the slime molds.
2. A protozoan of the genus Plasmodium, which includes the parasites that cause malaria.

[New Latin Plasmōdium, genus name : PLASM(O)- + Greek -ōdēs, resembling; see collodion.]

plasmodial plas·mo'di·al (-dē-əl) adj.

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Pl. plasmodia [Gr.]
1. an ampicomplexan protozoon parasite of the genus Plasmodium; includes the avian malaria protozoa.
2. a multinucleate continuous mass of protoplasm.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - plasmodium

Nederlands (Dutch)
eencellige malariaparasiet, ontwikkelings- stadium van slijmzwammen, massa samengesmolten cellen

Français (French)
n. - masse de protoplasme

Deutsch (German)
n. - Plasmodium

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (βιολ.) πλασμώδιο

Italiano (Italian)
plasmodio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - plasmódio (m)

Русский (Russian)
плазмодий

Español (Spanish)
n. - plasmodio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - plasmodium

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
多核的原形质块, 疟原虫, 原质团, 变形体

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 多核的原形質塊, 瘧原蟲, 原質團, 變形體

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 변형체, 말라리아 원충

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 変形体, マラリア原虫

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الرغوي : كتله من البروتوبلازما تتكون من اندماج عدد من الخلايا, جرثومه الملاريا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טפיל השוכן בכדוריות-הדם ומעביר את מחלת הקדחת, פלסמודיום (מיקבץ יצורים חד-תאיים)‬

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