malaria parasite

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Definition of malaria parasite in English English dictionary

Hæmatozoön) which in their adult condition live in the tissues of mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles (which see) and when transferred to the blood of man, by the bite of the mosquito, produce malaria

Any of several minute protozoans of the genus Plasmodium syn

Related Terms

malaria parasites

plasmodiidae

Hyphenation

ma·la·ri·a par·a·site

Turkish pronunciation

mıleriı perısayt

Pronunciation

/məˈlerēə ˈperəˌsīt/ /məˈlɛriːə ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt/