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ba·be·sia | \ bə-ˈbē-zh(ē-)ə 
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\ plural babesias or babesiae\ bə-ˈbē-zhē-ˌē \
\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
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babesia
nounba·be·sia | \ bə-ˈbē-zh(ē-)ə \
\Medical Definition of babesia
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
\ : 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
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The first known use of babesia was in 1894
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