Malarial

Malarial
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 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. [1913 Webster]


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  • malarial — 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 …   Medical dictionary

  • malarial — [[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 …   English dictionary

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

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

  • Malarial fever — Remittent Re*mit tent (r? m?t tent), a. [L. remittens, p. pr. : cf. F. r[ e]mittent.] Remitting; characterized by remission; having remissions. [1913 Webster] {Remittent fever} (Med.), a fever in which the symptoms temporarily abate at regular… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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