Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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chronic malaria

malaria that develops after frequently repeated attacks of one of the acute forms, usually falciparum malaria; it is characterized by profound anemia, enlargement of the spleen, emaciation, mental depression, sallow complexion, edema of ankles, feeble digestion, and muscular weakness.

Synonym(s): limnemia, malarial cachexia




 

 

 

 

 

 



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