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hematozoon

[hi-mat-uh-zoh-on, -uhn, hee-muh-tuh-, hem-uh-]

noun

plural

hematozoa 
  1. a parasitic protozoan that lives in the blood.



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Other Word Forms

  • hematozoal adjective
  • hematozoic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hematozoon1

First recorded in 1885–90; hemato- + -zoon

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