First Known Use: 1911
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babesia
noun ba·be·sia \bə-ˈbē-zh(ē-)ə\
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
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Origin of BABESIA
New Latin, from Victor Babeş †1926 Roman bacteriologist
Medical Dictionary
babesia
noun ba·be·sia \bə-ˈbē-zh(ē-)ə\
Medical Definition of BABESIA
1
capitalized : the type genus of the family Babesiidae
2
: any of the sporozoans of the genus Babesia or sometimes the family Babesiidae that are parasitic in mammalian red blood cells (as in Texas fever) and are transmitted by the bite of a tick—called also piroplasm
Biographical Note for BABESIA
V. Babès —see babes-ernst granule
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