Babesia
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Babesia is a noun meaning (microbiology, epidemiology) Any of the hematozoa of the genus Babesia that invades the erythrocytes of living mammals, notably including cattle and humans, causing any of several babesioses.
Meaning
(microbiology, epidemiology) Any of the hematozoa of the genus Babesia that invades the erythrocytes of living mammals, notably including cattle and humans, causing any of several babesioses.
Word Forms
- babesias
- babesiae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include babuvirus, bloodsucker, bembicid, bucephalid, entameba, haemogamasid.
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