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- [muh-lair-ee-uh]
- /məˈlɛər i ə/
- /məˈleə.ri.ə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muh-lair-ee-uh]
- /məˈlɛər i ə/
Definitions of malaria word
- noun malaria Pathology. any of a group of diseases, usually intermittent or remittent, characterized by attacks of chills, fever, and sweating: formerly supposed to be due to swamp exhalations but now known to be caused by a parasitic protozoan, which is transferred to the human bloodstream by a mosquito of the genus Anopheles and which occupies and destroys red blood cells. 1
- noun malaria Archaic. unwholesome or poisonous air. 1
- noun malaria An intermittent and remittent fever caused by a protozoan parasite that invades the red blood cells. The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes in many tropical and subtropical regions. 1
- noun malaria infectious disease 1
- uncountable noun malaria Malaria is a serious disease carried by mosquitoes which causes periods of fever. 0
- noun malaria an infectious disease characterized by recurring attacks of chills and fever, caused by the bite of an anopheles mosquito infected with any of four protozoans of the genus Plasmodium (P. vivax, P. falciparum, P. malariae, or P. ovale) 0
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Origin of malaria
First appearance:
before 1730 One of the 48% newest English words
1730-40; < Italian, contraction of mala aria bad air
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Parts of speech for Malaria
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malaria popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for malaria
noun malaria
- ague — a fever with successive stages of fever and chills esp when caused by malaria
- miasma — noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere.
- miasm — (in homeopathy) any of the three underlying chronic diseases that afflict humankind: sycosis, syphilis, and psora.
- jungle fever — a severe variety of malarial fever occurring in the East Indies and the tropics.
- paludism — malaria.
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