haematozoon

See also: hæmatozoon

English

Alternative forms

• haematozoan, hæmatozoon, hematozoon

Etymology

From haemato- +‎ -zoon.

Noun

haematozoon (plural haematozoa)

1. Any parasite in the class Aconoidasida (formerly subclass Haematozoa) inhabiting the blood.

   Synonym: blood parasite

References

• “haematozoon”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “hæmatozoon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.