plasmodium meaning
UK US /plæzˈmoʊdiəm/ 4 syllables
plasmodium (noun): multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds.
plasmodium has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
plasmodium as a noun
- multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds
Type of: cytoplasm
- parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans
Synonyms: Plasmodium vivax, malaria parasite
Type of: sporozoan
How to pronounce plasmodium
plasmodium is pronounced /plæzˈmoʊdiəm/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Words that rhyme with plasmodium
Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with PL · words ending in UM · 10-letter words
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