Eukaryote
plasmodium falciparum
Subclass of:
Plasmodium
Definitions related to plasmodium falciparum:
  • A protozoan parasite in the family Plasmodiidae. P. falciparum is transmitted by the female Anopheles mosquito and is a causative agent of malaria in humans. The malaria caused by this species is the most dangerous form of malaria.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A species of protozoa that is the causal agent of falciparum malaria (MALARIA, FALCIPARUM). It is most prevalent in the tropics and subtropics.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any unicellular, eukaryotic organism that can be assigned to the species Plasmodium falciparum.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Species of protozoa that is the causal agent of falciparum malaria; it is most prevalent in the tropics and subtropics.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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