Babesiidae
noun plural
Ba·be·si·i·dae
| \ ˌbab-ə-ˈzī-ə-ˌdē
, -ˈzē-
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, -ˈzē-
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Medical Definition of Babesiidae
: a family of the order Haemosporidia comprising minute protozoan parasites of mammalian red blood cells that are transmitted from host to host by the bite of a tick intermediate host and cause some destructive diseases of domestic animals — see babesia
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“Babesiidae.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Babesiidae. Accessed 3 Jul. 2022.
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