Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - malaria
Malaria
malaria
n. 1 an intermittent and remittent fever caused by a protozoan parasite of the genus Plasmodium, introduced by the bite of a mosquito. 2 archaic an unwholesome atmosphere caused by the exhalations of marshes, to which this fever was formerly attributed. Derivatives malarial adj. malarian adj. malarious adj. Etymology: It. mal' aria bad air
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noun Etymology: Italian, from mala aria bad air Date: 1740 air infected with a noxious substance capable of causing disease, 2. a human disease that is caused by sporozoan parasites (genus Plasmodium) in the red blood cells, is transmitted by the bite of anopheline mosquitoes, and is characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever, any of various diseases of birds and mammals caused by blood protozoans, ~l adjective malarious adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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