plasmodialadj.
/plazˈməʊdɪəl/, U.S. /plæzˈmoʊdiəl/ Biology.
Of, relating to, or arising from a plasmodium (in either sense of the noun).
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1888 Philos. Trans. 1887 (Royal Soc.) B. 178 541 The parasitic plasmodium can be followed from cell to cell in the form of delicate, sparsely branched strands. Where they traverse the dividing cellulose-walls the plasmodial strands are slightly thickened.
1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 542 Malaria (which is due to plasmodial infection and is not a bacterial disease).
1962 Lancet 8 Dec. 1184/1 The prevalence of plasmodial species in the areas was: Rayong, P. falciparium 52%, [etc.].
1993 Jrnl. Eukaryotic Microbiol. 40 101 The parasite cycle includes development of rounded uninucleate and elongated bi- or tetranucleate cells without the formation of plasmodial stages.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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