babesia
ba·be·sia
noun \bə-ˈbē-zh(ē-)ə\Definition of BABESIA
: any of a genus (Babesia) of sporozoans parasitic in mammalian red blood cells (as in Texas fever) and transmitted by the bite of a tick —called also piroplasm
Origin of BABESIA
New Latin, from Victor Babeş †1926 Roman bacteriologist
First Known Use: 1911
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