blackwater fever

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noun Pathology.

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

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Origin of blackwater fever

First recorded in 1880–85

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How to use blackwater fever in a sentence

Fluoride first entered an American water supply through a rather inelegant technocratic scheme.
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When cities started adding chlorine to their water supplies, in the early 1900s, it set off public outcry.
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Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.
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Placed in drinking water, fluoride can serve people who otherwise have poor access to dental care.
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In secret, before the referendum, the council went ahead and fluoridated the water anyway.
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Suddenly, however, he became aware of a small black spot far ahead in the very middle of the unencumbered track.
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Urbanity ushers in water that needs no apology, and gives a zest to the worst vintage.
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The two women had no intention of bathing; they had just strolled down to the beach for a walk and to be alone and near the water.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Mrs. Woodbury paints in oils and water-colors; the latter are genre scenes, and among them are several Dutch subjects.
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The lady in black was reading her morning devotions on the porch of a neighboring bathhouse.
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British Dictionary definitions for blackwater fever (1 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

British Dictionary definitions for blackwater fever (2 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

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Medical definitions for blackwater fever

blackwater fever

[ blăk′wô′tər ]

A serious, often fatal complication of falciparum malaria, characterized by the passage of bloody, dark red, or black urine.