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babesia

ba·be·sia [ bə-ˈbē-zh(ē-)ə]

babesia

noun

[bə-ˈbē-zh(ē-)ə]

plural babesias or babesiae\ bə-ˈbē-zhē-ˌē \

Definition of babesia

: any of a genus (Babesia) of sporozoans parasitic in mammalian red blood cells (as in Texas fever) and transmitted by the bite of a tick

— called also piroplasm

First Known Use of babesia

1894, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for babesia

New Latin, from Victor Babeş †1926 Romanian bacteriologist

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