malarial

  • 1Malarial — Ma*la ri*al, Malarian Ma*la ri*an, Malarious Ma*la ri*ous, a. Of or pertaining, to or infected by, malaria. [1913 Webster] {Malarial fever} (Med.), a fever produced by malaria, and characterized by the occurrence of chills, fever, and sweating in …

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  • 2malarial — (adj.) 1830, from MALARIA (Cf. malaria) + AL (Cf. al) (1) …

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  • 3malarial — Pertaining to or affected with malaria. * * * ma·lar·ial mə ler ē əl adj of, relating to, or infected by malaria <a malarial region> malarial n an individual who is infected with malaria …

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  • 4malarial — [[t]məle͟əriəl[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n You can use malarial to refer to things connected with malaria or areas which are affected by malaria. ...malarial parasites …

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  • 5malarial — malaria ► NOUN ▪ a disease characterized by recurrent attacks of fever, caused by a blood parasite transmitted by mosquitoes in tropical and subtropical regions. DERIVATIVES malarial adjective. ORIGIN from Italian mala aria bad air (the disease… …

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  • 6malarial — adjective of or infected by or resembling malaria malarial fever • Pertains to noun: ↑malaria • Derivationally related forms: ↑malaria …

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  • 7Malarial fever — Malarial Ma*la ri*al, Malarian Ma*la ri*an, Malarious Ma*la ri*ous, a. Of or pertaining, to or infected by, malaria. [1913 Webster] {Malarial fever} (Med.), a fever produced by malaria, and characterized by the occurrence of chills, fever, and… …

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  • 8malarial cachexia — n a generalized state of debility that is marked by anemia, jaundice, splenomegaly, and emaciation and results from long continued chronic malarial infection * * * a group of physical signs of a chronic nature that result from antecedent attacks… …

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  • 9malarial fever — n MALARIA (1) …

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  • 10malarial mosquito — or malaria mosquito n a mosquito of the genus Anopheles (esp. A. quadrimaculatus) that transmits the malaria parasite …

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