plasmodium

See also: Plasmodium

English

Etymology

From German Plasmodium, from Latin plasma.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /plazˈməʊdɪəm/

Noun

plasmodium (plural plasmodia or plasmodiums)

1. (biology) A mass of cytoplasm, containing many nuclei, created by the aggregation of amoeboid cells of slime molds during their vegetative phase.

Related terms

• macroplasmodium
• meroplasmodium
• microplasmodium

Translations

Translations

• French: plasmode (fr) m, plasmodium (fr) m
• Ido: plasmodio (io)
• Indonesian: plasmodium (id)
• Italian: plasmodio (it) m
• Russian: плазмо́дий (ru) m (plazmódij)
• Turkish: plazmodyum

Anagrams

• sodium lamp

French

Noun

plasmodium m (plural plasmodiums)

1. plasmodium

Further reading

• “plasmodium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.