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paludic

paludic adjective: synonym of malarial. Also the alternative form of paludal.

Adjective

paludic (comparative more paludic, superlative most paludic)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of malarial.
    • The six forms of it studied successively by the author are : paludic orchidalgia, orchitis of the neuralgic form, hemorrhagic orchitis complicated with paludism, primitive paludic orchitis, chronic paludic orchitis, and paludic urethritis.1885, New York Medical Abstract
    • The principle explaining the transmission of paludic diseases through the introduction of the protozoa into the body of the Anopheles, and consequently into the vertebrate animals is universally accepted.1907, Public Health Papers and Reports - Volume 32, Part 1, page 115
    Synonyms:
    malarial

Also used as

paludic is also the alternative form of paludal.

Synonyms of paludic

Forms of paludic

comparativemore paludic
superlativemost paludic

Origin of paludic

From Latin palus (“marsh”) + -ic.

Words formed from paludic

Questions about paludic

What does paludic mean?
Paludic means synonym of malarial.
What part of speech is paludic?
Paludic is an adjective.

Words near paludic in the dictionary

  1. paludes
  2. paludi-
  3. paludial
  4. paludian
  5. Paludians
  6. paludic
  7. paludicole
  8. paludicoline
  9. paludicolous
  10. paludicultural
  11. paludiculture

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