Plasmodium vivax meaning

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Plasmodium vivax (noun): parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans.

Definition of Plasmodium vivax

  1. parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans

    Synonyms: plasmodium, malaria parasite

    Type of: sporozoan

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