Hepatozoon

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Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἧπᾰρ, ἥπᾰτ- (hêpăr, hḗpăt-, “liver”) +‎ Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal, beast”), reflecting an obligate liver-dwelling phase of the parasites' lifecycles.

Proper noun

Hepatozoon n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hepatozoidae – certain Apicomplexa alveolates incorporating many species of obligate intraerythrocytic parasites.

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