miasm

Noun

(plural miasms)

An unhealthy vapor or atmosphere; a miasma.
(homeopathy) A predisposition to a particular disease, which interferes with subsequent treatment of it.

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MALARIA, an Italian colloquial word (from mala, bad, and aria, air), introduced into English medical literature by Macculloch (1827) as a substitute for the more restricted terms "marsh miasm" or "paludal poison."

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