piroplasm
American
[pir-uh-plaz-uhm]
/ ˈpɪr əˌplæz əm /
noun
Other Word Forms
- piroplasmic adjective
Etymology
Origin of piroplasm
1890–95; < New Latin Piroplasma a genus of the family, equivalent to Latin pir ( um ) pear + -o- -o- + Greek plásma plasma
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