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Meaning of malaria

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

malaria

Pronunciation:/məˈlɛə.ɹi.ə/

noun

Definitions

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

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