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PLASMODIUM VIVAX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Plasmodium vivax mean?
• PLASMODIUM VIVAX (noun)
The noun PLASMODIUM VIVAX has 1 sense:
1. parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans
Familiarity information: PLASMODIUM VIVAX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
malaria parasite; plasmodium; Plasmodium vivax
Hypernyms ("Plasmodium vivax" is a kind of...):
sporozoan (parasitic spore-forming protozoan)
Holonyms ("Plasmodium vivax" is a member of...):
genus Plasmodium (type genus of the family Plasmodiidae)
Context examples
Most cases of malaria seen in Brazil occur in the Amazon and are thought to be caused by the parasite Plasmodium vivax.
(Human malaria spread from monkeys found in Brazil, SciDev.Net)
A synthetic derivative of quinolyl with chemotherapeutic and antibiotic properties, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate acts against erythrocytic malarial parasites (Plasmodium vivax, ovale, and malariae) by concentrating in food vacuoles.
(Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)
Mefloquine hydrochloride is active against Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax.
(Mefloquine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
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