Medical Definition of Hepatocystis

1. A genus of blood-parasitizing haemosporines (family Plasmodiidae) with gametocytes in red cells and cystlike exoerythrocytic schizonts in the liver parenchyma; parasitic in Old World primates, bats, and squirrels, but not in domestic animals or in the western hemisphere. The species Hepatocystis kochi, a common parasite of African baboons and other monkeys, is transmitted by the biting midge, Culicoides. Origin: hepato-+ G. Kystis, bladder (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hepatocystis

hepatocele
hepatocellular
hepatocellular
hepatocellular adenoma
hepatocellular carcinoma
hepatocellular carcinoma
hepatocellular jaundice
hepatocholangioenterostomy
hepatocholangiojejunostomy
hepatocholangiostomy
hepatocholangitis
hepatocolic ligament
hepatocuprein
hepatocystic
hepatocystic duct
Hepatocystis (current term)
hepatocyte
hepatocyte
hepatocytes
hepatocyte growth factor
hepatoduodenal ligament
hepatoduodenostomy
hepatodysentery
hepatoenteric
hepatoenteric recess
hepatoerythropoietic porphyria
hepatoesophageal ligament
hepatoflavin
hepatofugal
hepatogastric

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