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vivax malaria

vi·vax ma·lar·i·a [ v vaks mə lérree ə ] or vi·vax


noun 
Definition:
 
type of malaria: a form of malaria marked by convulsions that occur every 48 hours and caused by the parasite Plasmodium vivax

[< modern Latin vivax taxonomic name < Latin, "long lived"]
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