blackwater fever

noun Pathology.

a severe form of malaria characterized by kidney damage and hemoglobinuria resulting in urine that is dark red or black.

Words nearby blackwater fever

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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Medical 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.