blackwater fever
noun Pathology.
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
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British Dictionary definitions for blackwater fever
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
Medical definitions for blackwater 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.