plasmodium
/plæzˈməʊdɪəm/noun
(pl. plasmodia /-dɪə/ )
1
- a parasitic protozoan of a genus which includes those causing malaria疟原虫。
1.1
- Genus Plasmodium, phylum Sporozoa.疟原虫属, 孢子虫门。
2
- 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。
派生词
plasmodial
adjective词源
late 19th cent.: modern Latin， based on late Latin plasma 'mould， formation'.