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Malaria

/məˈlɛə.ɹi.ə/

A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.

📖 Definitions of "Malaria"

noun
  1. 1

    A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.

  2. 2

    Supposed poisonous air arising from marshy districts, once thought to cause fever.

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