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paludal

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pa⋅lu⋅dal

  [puh-lood-l, pal-yuh-dl]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to marshes.
2. produced by marshes, as miasma or disease.
Origin:
1810–20; < L palūd- (s. of palūs) swamp, marsh + -al 1
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pa·lu·dal   (pə-lōōd'l, pāl'yə-dəl)   
adj.  Of or relating to a swamp; marshy.

[From Latin palūs, palūd-, marsh; see pelə-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pa·lu·dal
Pronunciation: p&-'lüd-&l, 'pal-y&d-&l
Function: adjective
: of or relating tomarshes or fens
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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