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Plasmodium
Pronunciation : Plas*mo"di*um
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [NL. See Plasma.]
Definition : 1. (Biol.)
Defn: A jellylike mass of free protoplasm, without any union of amoeboid cells, and endowed with life and power of motion.
2. (Zo?l.)
Defn: A naked mobile mass of protoplasm, formed by the union of several amoebalike young, and constituting one of the stages in the life cycle of Mycetozoa and other low organisms.
pl. Plasmodia.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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