hemocytozoon

noun

he·​mo·​cy·​to·​zo·​on

-ˌsītəˈzōˌän

plural -s

: an animal parasite (as the plasmodium of malaria) living within a blood corpuscle

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hemocyto- (from International Scientific Vocabulary hemocyte) + New Latin -zoon

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