plasmodium

n. 原质体, 合胞体, 变形体, 疟原虫
【医】 疟原虫属

形容词:plasmodial 名词复数:plasmodia 

plas.mo.di.um

n.（名词）
【复数】 plas.mo.di.a[-dô-…]
A multinucleate mass of cytoplasm formed by the aggregation of a number of amoeboid cells, as that characteristic of the vegetative phase of the slime molds.
原质团：由大量变形虫细胞聚集形成的细胞质的多核团，与粘菌的无性繁殖阶段的特性类似
A protozoan of the genusPlasmodium, which includes the parasites that cause malaria.
疟原虫：一种疟原虫属 原生动物，包括能引发疟疾的寄生虫

来源：
New Latin Plasmodium [genus name]
现代拉丁语 Plasmodium [属名]
plasm(o)-
plasm(o)-
-odium [resembling] from Greek -ôdôs variant of -oeidôs [-oid]
-odium [类似] 源自 希腊语 -ôdôs -oeidôs的变体 [后缀，表示.似，象.]

【引伸】
plasmo.dial