Eukaryote
plasmodium Audio
plas·mo·di·um [ plaz-moh-dee-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Haemosporida
Etymology:
Greek plasma = a thing molded or formed + eidos = resemblance
Definitions related to plasmodium :
  • (plasmodium) A genus of parasitic protozoans that includes the causative agent of malaria.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (plasmodium) A genus of protozoa that comprise the malaria parasites of mammals. Four species infect humans (although occasional infections with primate malarias may occur). These are PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE, and PLASMODIUM VIVAX. Species causing infection in vertebrates other than man include: PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; P. vinckei, and PLASMODIUM YOELII in rodents; P. brasilianum, PLASMODIUM CYNOMOLGI; and PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI in monkeys; and PLASMODIUM GALLINACEUM in chickens.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (plasmodium) Genus in the order Haemosporida; protozoa that comprise the malaria parasites of mammals; four species infect humans (although occasional infections with primate malarias may occur): P. falciparum, P. malariae, P. ovale, and P. vivax; species causing infection in vertebrates other than man include: P. berghei, P. chabaudi, P. vinckei, and P. yoelii in rodents; P. brasilianum, P. cynomolgi, and P. knowlesi in monkeys; and P. gallinaceum in chickens.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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