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hematozoon

American

[hi-mat-uh-zoh-on, -uhn, hee-muh-tuh-, hem-uh-] / hɪˌmæt əˈzoʊ ɒn, -ən, ˈhi mə tə-, ˈhɛm ə- /

noun

PLURAL

hematozoa

a parasitic protozoan that lives in the blood.

Other Word Forms

hematozoal adjective
hematozoic adjective

Etymology

Origin of hematozoon

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

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