[ noun ] any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells <noun.state>
blackwater \black"wa*ter\ n. any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells; -- used especially of
{blackwater fever}, a severe form of malaria caused by the blood parasite {Plasmodium falciparum}. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]