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vivax malaria

[ vahy-vaks ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. the most common form of malaria, caused by the protozoan Plasmodium vivax and marked by the occurrence of attacks every other day.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of vivax malaria1

1940–45; < New Latin ( Plasmodium ) vivax the protozoan species, Latin vīvāx long-lived, lively; vivacity

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