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Definition of plasmodium : 1. A jellylike mass of free protoplasm, without any union of amoeboid cells, and endowed with life and power of motion.
2. A naked mobile mass of protoplasm, formed by the union of several amoebalike young, and constituting one of the stages in the life cycle of Mycetozoa and other low organisms.

Synonyms:

malaria parasite, Plasmodium vivax