Definition

1. Noun (Danh từ):
   • Plasmodium: In biology, "hợp bào" refers to a multinucleate mass of protoplasm formed by the fusion of cells, or specifically, a genus of parasitic protozoans (Plasmodium) that cause malaria.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ký sinh trùng sốt rét thuộc chi Hợp bào (Plasmodium). (The malaria parasite belongs to the genus Plasmodium.)
  • Dưới kính hiển vi, chúng tôi quan sát thấy một hợp bào. (Under the microscope, we observed a plasmodium.)

Advanced Usage

• "Hợp bào trùng": A term sometimes used to refer specifically to protozoans of the plasmodial type.
  • Bệnh sốt rét do hợp bào trùng gây ra. (Malaria is caused by plasmodial protozoans.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thể hợp bào (plasmodial stage): A phase in the life cycle of certain slime molds or parasites where the organism exists as a multinucleate plasmodium.
• Bào tử (spore): A reproductive cell, often discussed in relation to the life cycle of organisms that have a plasmodial stage.

Synonyms

• Trùng sốt rét (malaria parasite): Specifically for the genus.
• Khối nguyên sinh chất đa nhân (multinucleate protoplasmic mass): A descriptive term for the structure.

Notes on Meaning

• The primary and most common usage of "hợp bào" in modern Vietnamese is within the field of biology, specifically parasitology, to denote the genus.
• In a broader cellular biology context, it can describe the syncytial structure itself (the fused cell mass), but this usage is less frequent in general language.

1. (sinh học) Plasmodium