Medical Dictionary

Haemoproteus

noun Hae·mo·pro·te·us \-ˈprō-tē-əs\

Medical Definition of HAEMOPROTEUS

:  a genus of protozoan parasites of the family Haemoproteidae occurring in the blood of some birds (as pigeons)

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