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Definition of: plasmodium
(plaz·mō′dē·əm) noun plural ·di·a (-dē·ə)
1. A mobile, naked, slimy mass of protoplasm resulting from the fusion of ameboid organisms, typical of the slime molds.
2. A malaria parasite. [<NL <Gk. plasma + eidos form]
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