malariaEnglish

malaria, malarial

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Noun

An infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito, marked by paroxysms of chills and fever

English: malaria

Adjective

Of or infected by or resembling malaria

English: malarial

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