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his|to|plas|mo|sis — «HIHS tuh plaz MOH sihs», noun. a serious fungous disease that attacks especially the lungs, throat, spleen, liver, and lymph nodes. It is most common in the eastern and central United States. ╂[< New Latin Histoplasma the genus name of the… … Useful english dictionary
pir|o|plas|mo|sis — «PIHR uh plaz MOH sihs», noun. any one of various infectious diseases of cattle, sheep, horses, and other livestock, caused by a protozoan parasite and transmitted by ticks. ╂[< Piroplasma, the genus name of the protozoan (< Latin pirum… … Useful english dictionary
tox|o|plas|mo|sis — «TOK suh plaz MOH sihs», noun. a disease attacking people, dogs, cats, and other animals, caused by a protozoan. Children develop an inflammation of the brain and spinal cord; adults develop a condition similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever.… … Useful english dictionary
sis — sis·co·wet; sis·er·ara; sis·kin; sis·se·ton; sis·si·fied; sis·si·ness; sis·sle; sis·sonne; sis·soo; sis·ta·ni; sis·ten; sis·ter·less; sis·ter·li·ness; sis·tern; sis·ter·ship; sis·tren; sis·trum; sis·tru·rus; sis·y·phe·an; sis·y·rin·chi·um;… … English syllables
plas — plas·mic; plas·min; plas·min·o·gen; Plas·mo·chin; plas·mo·cy·to·ma; plas·mode; plas·mo·des·ma; plas·mo·di·al; plas·mo·di·a·sis; plas·mo·di·cide; plas·mo·dieresis; plas·mo·di·idae; plas·mo·di·o·carp; plas·mo·di·oph·o·ra; plas·mo·di·oph·o·ra·ce·ae; … English syllables
plas|ma|pher|e|sis — «PLAZ muh FEHR uh sihs», noun. the removal of blood from the body and the separation, by centrifugation, of the plasma from the cells, which are then washed in a saline solution and returned to the blood stream. This process is used to obtain… … Useful english dictionary
plas|mol|y|sis — «plaz MOL uh sihs», noun. Botany. he contraction of protoplasm in a living cell, caused by the withdrawal of liquid when the cell is placed in a liquid of greater density than the cell sap: »Plasmolysis can be seen with the microscope if pieces… … Useful english dictionary
anaplasmosis — an·a·plas·mo·sis … English syllables
histoplasmosis — his·to·plas·mo·sis … English syllables
toxoplasmosis — tox·o·plas·mo·sis … English syllables
