anaplasma
noun
an·a·plas·ma
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Medical Definition of anaplasma
1
capitalized
: a genus of parasitic, gram-negative, nonmotile bacteria of the family Anaplasmataceae that are transmitted chiefly by ticks and biting flies and infect the red blood cells of humans and animals — see anaplasmosis
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plural anaplasmas
or anaplasmata\ -mət-ə \
: any bacterium of the genus Anaplasma
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: any bacterium of the genus Anaplasma