falciparum

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/falˈsɪ.pə.ɹəm/

noun

The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria

OriginLatin falc- →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Latinparere“bring forth, bear”
  2. Latin-parum“-parous”
  3. Latinfalc-“sickle, scythe”
  4. Englishfalciparum

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

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APA

falciparum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falciparum

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“falciparum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falciparum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “falciparum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falciparum.

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