falciparum

== English == === Etymology === Contemporary Latin, from falx (“scythe”) +‎ par (“equal to”) +‎ -um === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /falˈsɪ.pə.ɹəm/ === Noun === falciparum (uncountable) (cytology) The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Plasmodium falciparum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Plasmodium falciparum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Plasmodium falciparum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Spanish == === Noun === falciparum m (plural falciparums) falciparum