pir·o·plasm (p r  -pl z m)n. See babesia. [New Latin Piroplasma, genus name : Latin pirum, pear + Greek plasma, image; see plasma.] |
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| Noun | 1. | piroplasm - minute parasite of red blood cells of mammals transmitted by a tick and causing diseases of domestic animals sporozoan - parasitic spore-forming protozoan Babesiidae, family Babesiidae - piroplasms and cattle pathogens |
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