Eukaryote
plasmodium vivax
Subclass of:
Plasmodium
Definitions related to plasmodium vivax:
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A protozoan parasite in the family Plasmodiidae. P. vivax is the most frequent and widely distributed causative agent of tertian malaria.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A protozoan parasite that causes vivax malaria (MALARIA, VIVAX). This species is found almost everywhere malaria is endemic and is the only one that has a range extending into the temperate regions.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any unicellular, eukaryotic organism that can be assigned to the species Plasmodium vivax.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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