Medical Definition of excoriation. 1: the act of abrading or wearing off the skin chafing and excoriation of the skin.
malaria. noun. 1  An infectious disease characterized by cycles of chills, fever, and sweating, caused by a protozoan of the genus Plasmodium in red blood cells, which is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected female anopheles mosquito.
By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD. Malaria is a disease posing a great economic and social burden on developing countries of the world. It imposes substantial costs to both individuals and governments, impairs productivity, leads to days of work lost and kills thousands each year.