malaria

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Synonyms: talaria, malacia, macaria, alaria, malasia, malatia, malania, malara

Antonyms: talaria, malacia, macaria, alaria, malasia, malatia, malania, malara

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q12156}}{{lb|en|disease}} A disease spread by [[mosquito]], in which a [[protozoan]], {{taxfmt|Plasmodium|genus}}, multiplies in [[blood]] every few days.
2. {{lb|en|archaic}} Supposed [[poisonous]] [[air]] arising from [[marshy]] districts, once thought to cause [[fever]].

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