transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈler-ē-ə ]
noun
Etymology: Italian, from mala aria bad air
Date: 1740
1. archaic : air infected with a noxious substance capable of causing disease ; especially : miasma
2.
a. : a human disease that is caused by sporozoan parasites (genus Plasmodium ) in the red blood cells, is transmitted by the bite of anopheline mosquitoes, and is characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever
b. : any of various diseases of birds and mammals caused by blood protozoans
• ma·lar·i·al -əl adjective
• ma·lar·i·ous -əs adjective