Definition of babesia
babesias
orbabesiae
play \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 —called also piroplasm
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Origin and Etymology of babesia
New Latin, from Victor Babeş †1926 Romanian bacteriologist
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babesia
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noun
ba·be·sia
\bə-ˈbē-zh(ē-)ə\
Medical Definition of babesia
1 capitalized : the type genus of the family Babesiidae
2plural babesias or babesiae \-zhē-ˌē\ play : 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
Biographical Note for babesia
V. Babès
, —see babes-ernst granule
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