Blackwater Fever Definition
blăkwôtər, -wŏtər
noun
A severe, often fatal complication of malaria characterized by a rapid heartbeat and the passing of dark urine.
Webster's New World
A serious, often fatal complication of chronic malaria, characterized by the passage of bloody, dark red or black urine.
American Heritage Medicine
(pathology) A complication of malaria in which red blood cells burst in the bloodstream, consequently coloring the urine dark red or black.
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