blackwater fever

nounPathology.

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

Origin of blackwater fever

First recorded in 1880–85

Words Nearby blackwater fever

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How to use blackwater fever in a sentence

No little reputation as a cure and preventive for blackwater fever does vermouth enjoy!
Sketches of the East Africa Campaign | Robert Valentine Dolbey
This is said to be a fine cure for blackwater fever, and it makes a most refreshing drink, prepared with sugar, like lemonade.
A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland | Meg Gehrts
Died of blackwater fever before the line got past this camp.
The Sea and the Jungle | H. M. Tomlinson
The rainy season was imminent, and malaria and blackwater fever claimed their victims by the score.
With Our Army in Palestine | Antony Bluett
One dare not go into the jungle—it's too full of malaria and blackwater fever.
The Jungle Girl | Gordon Casserly

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 black-water 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 death: Also called: Texas fever

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