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babesia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the hematozoa of the genus Babesia that invades the erythrocytes of living mammals, notably including cattle and humans, causing any of several babesioses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: biology, epidemiology, medicine, microbiology, natural-sciences, sciences

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Babesia, named after Victor Babeș.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴倍蟲 /巴倍虫 (Bābèi chóng) — any of the hematozoa of the genus Babesia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴倍斯蟲 /巴倍斯虫 (Bābèisī chóng) — any of the hematozoa of the genus Babesia
  • Esperanto: babezio — any of the hematozoa of the genus Babesia
  • Georgian: ბაბეზია (babezia) — any of the hematozoa of the genus Babesia
  • Indonesian: babesia — any of the hematozoa of the genus Babesia
  • Portuguese: babésia — any of the hematozoa of the genus Babesia
  • Russian: бабе́зия (babézija) — any of the hematozoa of the genus Babesia