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Meaning of miasma

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

miasma

Pronunciation:/maɪˈæzmə//maɪˈæzmə/

noun

Definitions

  1. A noxious atmosphere or influence.

  2. A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/miasma

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effluviummalariafever swampmiasmfever-swampcacosmiaeuosmiabromidrosis