blackwater fever
noun Pathology.
a severe form of malaria characterized by kidney damage and hemoglobinuria resulting in urine that is dark red or black.
Nearby words
blacktop, blacktown, blackwall hitch, blackwash, blackwater, blackwater fever, blackwater rafting, blackweed, blackwell, blackwells island, blackwood
Origin of blackwater fever
First recorded in 1880–85
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British Dictionary definitions for black-water fever (1 of 2)
black-water fever
noun
vet science a form of babesiosis seen in cattle, deer, bison, water buffalo, African buffalo, and reindeer; characterized by fever, depression, jaundice, dark red-black discolouration of the urine, anaemia, and deathAlso called: Texas fever
British Dictionary definitions for black-water fever (2 of 2)
blackwater fever
noun
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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Medicine definitions for black-water fever
blackwater fever
[ blăk′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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