babesia

noun

ba·​be·​sia bə-ˈbē-zh(ē-)ə 

plural babesias or babesiae bə-ˈbē-zhē-ˌē 

: 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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Victor Babeş †1926 Romanian bacteriologist

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for babesia

• amnesia
• atresia
• anaesthesia
• analgesia
• anesthesia
• dyskinesia
• paresthesia
• hyperalgesia
• hyperesthesia

Medical Definition

babesia

noun

ba·​be·​sia bə-ˈbē-zh(ē-)ə 

1

capitalized : the type genus of the family Babesiidae

2

plural babesias or babesiae -zhē-ˌē  : any of the sporozoans of the genus Babesia or sometimes the family Babesiidae that are parasitic in mammalian red blood cells (as in Texas fever) and are transmitted by the bite of a tick

called also piroplasm