# falciparum

> English word · Noun · IPA /falˈsɪ.pə.ɹəm/ · frequency rank #69,041

## Definitions
1. The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria

## Etymology
Contemporary Latin, from falx (“scythe”) + par (“equal to”) + -um

## Source
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