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malarial

malarial

2 6.0
Relating to the disease malaria, for example a fever or infection
  • adjective
  • /məˈlɛr.i.əl/
  • Specialized
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  • However, if a pregnant woman is determined to visit a malarial area, she must be offered the appropriate anti-malarial drugs and advice.
  • malarial parasites
  • malarial fever
  • malarial mosquitoes

When in a malarial fever is well known back to viruses.

Examples

  • The first urban area to be transformed was a malarial, swampy zone that is still called "l'Assainissement" (the "cleaning up").

    Academic text (2003)
  • This is one of the classic signs of malarial infection.

  • Parents should be advised not to take children to malarial areas.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Highlight the implications of taking such a young child to a malarial area.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Parents should be advised not to take babies and young children to malarial regions, as if they catch malaria, their risk of dying is high.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Aminah is also advised not to travel to a malarial area, in line with current recommendations.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Moreover, British India was witnessing massive malarial mortality, perhaps one million lives lost per year.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Four species of the malarial parasite Plasmodium commonly infect humans and cause various forms of disease.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Gokwe was a dry, malarial, and inhospitable region of northwestern Zimbabwe.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Travelers should be cautious when visiting malarial regions, as the disease can be life-threatening.

Synonyms

malarious
vsmalarial
  • Archaic
8.4

A place where people can catch malaria from mosquitoes

is about characteristics or relation to the disease rather than current infection

Antonyms

695 1.0

In good body and mind condition without sickness or injury

Compounds

malarial mosquito
  • Specialized
4.9

A mosquito that spreads malaria to people by biting them

Surface Forms

malarial positive

Morphology

malarial = malaria (transparent) = malaria + al

The adjective is a regular and highly predictable formation meaning 'relating to malaria'.

Etymology

Malarial comes from malaria, which comes from old Italian mala aria meaning 'bad air', because people long ago thought the disease came from marsh or swamp air. So malarial means something 'connected to malaria', the illness once linked to bad air.