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gametocyte — n. [Gr. gamete, wife; kytos, container] 1. A spermatocyte or oocyte. 2. Sexual stage of the malarial parasite in the blood which upon being taken into the mosquito host may produce gametes; see microgametocyte, macrogametocyte … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Plasmodium — The parasite guilty in the case of malaria (paludism). Plasmodium is a type of protozoa, a single celled organism able to divide only within a host cell. * * * A genus of the protozoan family Plasmodidae (suborder Haemosporina, subclass Coccidia) … Medical dictionary
Quinine — The original antimalarial agent, quinine took its name from the Peruvian Indian word kina meaning bark of the tree referring to the cinchona tree. From this tree, quinine was first obtained. The Peruvian Indians called it the fever tree. Quinine … Medical dictionary
primaquine phosphate — An antimalarial agent especially effective against Plasmodium vivax, terminating relapsing vivax malaria; usually administered with chloroquine. p. sensitivity a sensitivity to p. observed in individuals with glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase… … Medical dictionary
gam|ont — «GAM ont», noun. a gametocyte stage in certain sporozoans; sporont. ╂[< gam(ete) + Greek , ontós being, present participle of eînai be] … Useful english dictionary
Plasmodium — This article is about the malaria parasite. For plasmodial slime molds, see Slime mold. Plasmodium Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota … Wikipedia
Plasmodium falciparum biology — Taxobox color = khaki name = Plasmodium falciparum image width = 240px image caption = Blood smear of Plasmodium falciparum regnum = Protista phylum = Apicomplexa classis = Aconoidasida ordo = Haemosporida familia = Plasmodiidae genus =… … Wikipedia
Plasmodium falciparum — Blood smear of Plasmodium falciparum (gametocytes sexual forms) Scientific classification Domain … Wikipedia
Leukocytozoon — is a genus of parasitic protozoa belonging to the phylum Apicomplexia. The parasites were first seen by Danilewsky in 1884. The genus was created by Ziemann in 1898. This taxon was revised by Berestneff in 1904 and then by Sambon in 1908. The… … Wikipedia
gamont — SYN: gametocyte. [G. gamos, marriage, + on (ont ), being] * * * gam·ont gam .änt n a protozoan gametocyte * * * gam·ont (gamґont) [gam + Gr. ōn being] the sexual (gametic) stage in the sporozoan life cycle, produced by gamogony from a… … Medical dictionary
