Eukaryote
babesia
[ buh-bee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Piroplasmida
Definitions related to babesia:
  • A genus of apicomplexan parasites in the family Babesiidae. Babesia are spread by ticks and are the causative agent of the hemolytic disease babesiosis.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A genus of tick-borne protozoan parasites that infests the red blood cells of mammals, including humans. There are many recognized species, and the distribution is world-wide.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any unicellular, eukaryotic organism that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Babesia genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Genus of tick borne protozoan parasites that infests the red blood cells of mammals, including humans; there are many recognized species, and the distribution is world wide.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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