hematozoon

[ hi-mat-uh-zoh-on, -uhn, hee-muh-tuh-, hem-uh- ]

noun

, plural he·mat·o·zo·a [hi-mat-, uh, -, zoh, -, uh, hee, -m, uh, -t, uh, -, hem, -, uh, -].

1. a parasitic protozoan that lives in the blood.

Other Words From

• hema·to·zoal hema·to·zoic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hematozoon¹

First recorded in 1885–90; hemato- + -zoon