SINCE 1828
Haemosporidia
noun plural
Hae·mo·spo·rid·ia
| \ -spə-ˈrid-ē-ə
\
\
Medical Definition of Haemosporidia
: an order of minute telosporidian protozoans that are parasitic at some stage of the life cycle in the blood cells of vertebrates and that include the malaria parasites of the family Plasmodiidae, numerous bird parasites of the family Haemoproteidae, and the piroplasms and related pathogens of cattle belonging to the family Babesiidae
Other Words from Haemosporidia
haemosporidian
\ -ē-ən
\
adjective or noun
\
adjective or noun
Comments on Haemosporidia
What made you want to look up Haemosporidia? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
What did you just call me?! A Quiz
-
- If a member of the audience describes your speech as bombastic, does that person mean it is:
Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Share Haemosporidia
Resources for Haemosporidia