blackwater fever

noun

Pathology.

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

blackwater fever

noun

1. med a rare and serious complication of malaria, characterized by massive destruction of red blood cells, producing dark red or blackish urine

Word History and Origins

Origin of blackwater fever¹

First recorded in 1880–85