Definition of blackwater fever in English:
blackwater fever
nounˈblakwɔːtə ˌfiːvərˈblækˌwɑdər ˌfivər
mass nounA severe form of malaria in which blood cells are rapidly destroyed, resulting in dark urine.
Example sentencesExamples
- Patients with blackwater fever were not included in the study.
- When he suddenly dies from blackwater fever, a potent form of malaria, his devastated friend goes it alone.
- The daily anti-malarial pill ensured that if one did get malaria, at least it was controllable and did not usually develop into either cerebral malaria or blackwater fever.
- The sergeant grew up at Robin Hood's Bay before joining the merchant navy and sailing to West Africa, where a bout of blackwater fever put an end to his maritime career.
- Diseases such as malaria were endemic, while blackwater fever, dengue fever, dysentery, yaws, and hookworms were a constant scourge.
Definition of blackwater fever in US English:
blackwater fever
nounˈblækˌwɑdər ˌfivərˈblakˌwädər ˌfēvər
A severe form of malaria in which blood cells are rapidly destroyed, resulting in dark urine.
Example sentencesExamples
- Diseases such as malaria were endemic, while blackwater fever, dengue fever, dysentery, yaws, and hookworms were a constant scourge.
- Patients with blackwater fever were not included in the study.
- The sergeant grew up at Robin Hood's Bay before joining the merchant navy and sailing to West Africa, where a bout of blackwater fever put an end to his maritime career.
- When he suddenly dies from blackwater fever, a potent form of malaria, his devastated friend goes it alone.
- The daily anti-malarial pill ensured that if one did get malaria, at least it was controllable and did not usually develop into either cerebral malaria or blackwater fever.