paludism

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noun

Malaria.

OriginFrench paludisme →
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Meanings

nounpaludism (usually uncountable, plural paludisms)

plural paludisms · alternative paludisme

  1. archaicuncountableusuallymedicineMalaria.

    Unlike paludism, its course is not markedly affected by the administration of quinine or arsenic.

    1897, Matthew Louis Hughes, Mediterranean, Malta or Undulant Fever, London: Macmillan, page 3

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
malaria

Origin

  1. Frenchpaludisme
  2. Englishpaludism

Borrowed from French paludisme.

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APA

paludism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paludism

MLA

“paludism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paludism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paludism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paludism.

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