MALARIAL

malarial

(adjective) of or infected by or resembling malaria; “malarial fever”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

malarial (not comparable)

Of, relating to, or infected by malaria.

Noun

malarial (plural malarials)

A person who has malaria.

Source: Wiktionary


Ma*la"ri*al, Ma*la"ri*an, Ma*la"ri*ous, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining, to or infected by, malaria. Malarial fever (Med.), a fever produced by malaria, and characterized by the occurrence of chills, fever, and sweating in distinct paroxysms, At intervals of definite and often uniform duration, in which these symptoms are wholly absent (intermittent fever), or only partially so (remittent fever); fever and ague; chills and fever.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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