疟原虫

Traditional form:

瘧原蟲

Pinyin (reading):

nüèyuánchóng

Definitions:

• plasmodium (malaria parasite)

Characters:

• 疟 - malaria; intermittent fever
• 原 - source, origin, beginning
• 虫 - insect, worm; mollusk

Traditional characters:

• 瘧 - malaria; intermittent fever
• 原 - source, origin, beginning
• 蟲 - insect, worm; mollusk