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blackwater fever
noun Pathology.
a severe form of malaria characterized by kidney damage and hemoglobinuria resulting in urine that is dark red or black.
Origin:
1880–85
1880–85
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| blackwater fever | |
| —n | |
| med a rare and serious complication of malaria, characterized by massive destruction of red blood cells, producing dark red or blackish urine | |
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blackwater fever black·wa·ter fever (blāk'wô'tər)
n.
A serious, often fatal complication of falciparum malaria, characterized by the passage of bloody, dark red, or black urine.
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