malarial C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /məˈlɛɹiəl/ UK /məˈleəriəl/ See IPA manual Freq #99796 Meanings 1 adj relating to, caused by, or affected with malaria The patient developed recurring malarial fever after returning from the tropics. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to, caused by, or... malarious Word family Related forms malariamosquitoparasite Common collocations malarial fever Adjective + noun Etymology From malaria + -al. Malaria comes from Italian mala aria ("bad air"), reflecting the former belief that unhealthy air around marshes caused the disease. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # malarial **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /məˈlɛɹiəl/ **IPA (UK):** /məˈleəriəl/ **Frequency rank:** 99796 ## Meanings 1. relating to, caused by, or affected with malaria ## Examples - The patient developed recurring malarial fever after returning from the tropics. ## Synonyms - malarious ## Related Forms - malaria - mosquito - parasite ## Etymology From malaria + -al. Malaria comes from Italian mala aria ("bad air"), reflecting the former belief that unhealthy air around marshes caused the disease. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown