| Plasmodium durae | A species that is the cause of an acute and often fatal malaria of young turkeys in Africa. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sinus durae matris | Endothelium-lined venous channels in the dura mater. Synonym: sinus durae matris, cerebral sinuses, cranial sinuses, sinuses of dura mater, venous sinuses. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| filum durae matris spinalis | The thread-like termination of the spinal dura mater, surrounding and fused to the filum terminale of the cord, and attached to the deep dorsal sacrococcygeal ligament; extends from S2-3 to Co2 vertebral levels. Synonym: filum durae matris spinalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| placental plasmodium | The syncytial outer layer of the trophoblast; site of synthesis of human chorionic gonadotropin. See: trophoblast. Synonym: placental plasmodium, plasmodial trophoblast, plasmodiotrophoblast, syncytial trophoblast, syntrophoblast. Origin: syncytium + trophoblast (05 Mar 2000) |
| plasmodium | <plant biology> Multinucleate mass of protoplasm bounded only by a plasma membrane, the main vegetative form of acellular slime moulds (e.g. Physarum). (31 Dec 1997) |
| Plasmodium aethiopicum | A species of protozoa that is the causal agent of falciparum malaria (malaria, falciparum). It is most prevalent in the tropics and subtropics. (12 Dec 1998) |
| plasmodium berghei | A protozoan parasite of rodents transmitted by the mosquito anopheles dureni. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Plasmodium brazilianum | A species found in New World monkeys of the family Cebidae in northern South America and Panama which can cause mild malaria in humans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Plasmodium cathemerium | A species that is the cause of a rapidly fatal, anaemia-producing disease in canaries, also infecting sparrows and other passerine birds. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plasmodium chabaudi | A protozoan parasite of rodents transmitted by the mosquito anopheles stephensi. (12 Dec 1998) |
| plasmodium cynomolgi | A protozoan parasite that occurs naturally in the macaque. It is similar to plasmodium vivax and produces a type of malaria similar to vivax malaria (malaria, vivax). This species has been found to give rise to both natural and experimental human infections. (12 Dec 1998) |
| plasmodium falciparum | A species of protozoa that is the causal agent of falciparum malaria (malaria, falciparum). It is most prevalent in the tropics and subtropics. (12 Dec 1998) |
| plasmodium gallinaceum | A protozoan parasite that causes avian malaria (malaria, avian), primarily in chickens, and is transmitted by the aedes mosquito. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Plasmodium juxtanucleare | A species that is a cause of chicken malaria in Mexico and South America, and in Sri Lanka and Malaysia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plasmodium knowlesi | A protozoan parasite from southeast asia that causes monkey malaria. It is naturally acquired by man in malaysia and can also be transmitted experimentally to humans. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Plasmodium kochi | A Plasmodium species now recognised as Hepatocystis kochi. (05 Mar 2000) |