Dictionary

falciparum en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /falˈsɪ.pə.ɹəm/

Etymology

From Latin falc- (“sickle, scythe”) + -i- + Latin -parum (“-parous”), from Latin parere (“bring forth, bear”).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria

Deriveds

nonfalciparum