IMPALUDISM
\ɪmpˈaluːdˌɪzəm], \ɪmpˈaluːdˌɪzəm], \ɪ_m_p_ˈa_l_uː_d_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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By Alexander Duane
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Morbid state, with tendency to intermittent fevers& enlargement of spleen, found in dwellers in marshes. [Latin]
By Sir Augustus Henry
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Malarial cachexia; marsh-poisoning.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.