malaria | ||
1. | [ noun ] (medicine) 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 | |
Related terms: | disease protozoal_infection jungle_fever blackwater_fever ague | |
Similar spelling: |
Mallari mauler mailer mahler Malorie Mallory Mallery |