About The Word Plasmodium
Learn about the word Plasmodium to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Plasmodium definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Plasmodium
| Plasmodium Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Plasmodium?
[n] parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans
[n] multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds Synonyms | Synonyms for Plasmodium: malaria parasite | Plasmodium vivax Related Terms | Find terms related to Plasmodium: See Also | cytoplasm | genus Plasmodium | sporozoan Plasmodium In Webster's Dictionary \Plas*mo"di*um\, n.; pl. {Plasmodia}. [NL. See
{Plasma}.]
1. (Biol.) A jellylike mass of free protoplasm, without any
union of am[oe]boid cells, and endowed with life and power
of motion.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A naked mobile mass of protoplasm, formed by
the union of several am[oe]balike young, and constituting
one of the stages in the life cycle of Mycetozoa and other
low organisms.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Crib death ‐ sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during…
- Antecubital ‐ of or relating to the region of the arm in front of the elbow;…
- Glaser ‐ United States physicist who invented the bubble chamber to study…
- Multicolored ‐ having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly;…
- Gonion ‐ the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower…
- Atrioventricular bundle ‐ a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac…
- Khesari ‐ European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India…
- Schnauzer ‐ old German breed of sturdy black or grayish wire-haired terriers…
- Drooler ‐ a person who dribbles; "that baby is a dribbler; he…
- Spaghettini ‐ thin…