'Haematozoon' definitions:

Definition of 'Haematozoon'

From: GCIDE
  • Haematozoon \H[ae]m`a*to*zo"on\ (-t[-o]*z[=o]"[o^]n), n.; pl. H[ae]matozoa (-[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood + zw^,on animal.] (Zool.) A parasite inhabiting the blood; esp.: (a) Certain species of nematodes of the genus Filaria, sometimes found in the blood of man, the horse, the dog, etc. (b) The trematode, Bilharzia h[ae]matobia, which infests the inhabitants of Egypt and other parts of Africa, often causing death. [1913 Webster]