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Definition of Malaria
1. 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.
Generic synonyms: Protozoal Infection
Terms within: Ague, Chills And Fever
Derivative terms: Malarial
Definition of Malaria
1. n. Air infected with some noxious substance capable of engendering disease; esp., an unhealthy exhalation from certain soils, as marshy or wet lands, producing fevers; miasma.
Definition of Malaria
1. Noun. A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, ''Plasmodium'', multiplies in blood every few days. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Malaria
1. an infectious disease [n -S] : MALARIAL, MALARIAN [adj]
Medical Definition of Malaria
1. In humans, the set of diseases caused by infection by the protozoans Plasmodium vivax causing the tertian type, P. Malariae the quartan type and P. Falciparum the quotidian or irregular type of disease, the names referring to the frequency of fevers. The fevers occur when the merozoites are released from the erythrocytes. The organisms are transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Malaria
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