falciparum

== English == === Etymology === From Latin falc- (“sickle, scythe”) + -i- + Latin -parum (“-parous”), from Latin parere (“bring forth, bear”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /falˈsɪ.pə.ɹəm/ === Noun === falciparum (uncountable) (cytology) The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “falciparum”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “falciparum”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. 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