Medical Dictionary

ovale malaria

noun ova·le malaria \ō-ˈvā-lē-\

Medical Definition of OVALE MALARIA

:  a relatively mild form of malaria caused by a protozoan of the genus Plasmodium (P. ovale) that is characterized by tertian chills and febrile paroxysms and that usually ends spontaneously

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