hematozoic
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hematozoic — SYN: hemozoic. * * * he·ma·to·zo·ic (he″mə to ) (hem″ə to zoґik) hematozoan (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
hematozoic parasite — a parasite that lives in the blood … Medical dictionary
hematozoon — hematozoal, hematozoic, adj. /hi mat euh zoh on, euhn, hee meuh teuh , hem euh /, n., pl. hematozoa / zoh euh/. a parasitic protozoan that lives in the blood. [1885 90; HEMATO + ZOON] * * * … Universalium
hemozoic — Parasitic in the blood of vertebrates; denoting certain protozoa. SYN: hematozoic. * * * he·mo·zo·ic (he″mo zoґik) hematozoan (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
hematozoan — he·ma·to·zo·an or chiefly Brit hae·ma·to·zo·an zō ən n a blood dwelling animal parasite * * * he·ma·to·zo·an (he″mə to ) (hem″ə to zoґən) [hemato + Gr. zōon animal] 1. pertaining to or caused by animal parasites… … Medical dictionary
Dactylosoma — Dac·ty·lo·so·ma (dak″tə lo soґmə) [dactylo + Gr. soma body] a genus of hematozoic protozoa (order Piroplasmida, subclass Piroplasmia) found in reptiles, amphibians, and fish … Medical dictionary
hematozoon — [hem΄ə tō zō′än΄, hē΄mətō zō′än; hem΄ə tō΄zo′ən, hē′mə tōzo′ən] n. pl. hematozoa [ModL: see HEMATO & ZOON] any parasitic animal organism in the blood hematozoic [hem΄ə tō zōik, hē΄mə tō zō′ik] adj. hematozoal [hem΄ə tō zō′əl, hē΄mə tō zō′əl;… … English World dictionary
