paludism en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from French paludisme.
Meanings
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(archaic, uncountable, usually) Malaria.
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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| paludisme | alternative | lexicographic | |
| paludisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |