Medical Definition of Leukocytozoon

1. A genus of sporozoan parasites (family Plasmodiidae, suborder Haemosporina) that attack the immature red blood cells of birds and are capable of causing acute outbreaks of disease, particularly in turkeys and ducks; vectors are black flies, Simulium species, and the bloodsucking gnat Culicoides. Synonym: Leukocytozoon. Origin: G. Leukos, white, + kytos, cell, + zoon, animal (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leukocytozoon

Leucocytozoon
Leucocytozoon marchouxi
Leucocytozoon sabrazesi
Leucocytozoon simondi
Leucocytozoon smithi
Leucogenes
Leucogenes leontopodium
Leuconostoc mesenteroides
Leucothoe editorum
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Leucothoe racemosa
Leuctra
Leudet's tinnitus
Leukaemia inhibitory factor
Leukeran
Leukocytozoon (current term)
Leukothea
Leukovirus
Leuwenhoek
Lev's disease
Lev's syndrome
Lev.
Lev Davidovich Bronstein
Lev Davidovich Landau
Lev Ivanov
Levaditi stain
Levant
Levant cotton
Levant garlic
Levant morocco

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