any protozoan that is an intracellular parasite, esp. of blood cells.

A protozoan parasite at the stage of development in which an epimerite is attached to the anterior cyst.

= cephalont, n.

A genus of protozoans of the group Apicomplexa, the members of which are parasites of invertebrates and vertebrates causing babesiosis in domestic…

Pathology. A young malarial trophozoite in a red blood cell, having the form of a bluish ring with a red dot. Frequently attributive.

A flagellate protozoan, Giardia lamblia, which sometimes inhabits the intestinal tract of mammals; also, any member of this genus. Cf. giardiasis, n.