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Rhymes with Miasma
- plasma
- asthma
How do you pronounce miasma?
Pronounce miasma as miˈæzmə.
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2. miasma
noun. ['miːˈæzmə, maɪˈæzmə'] unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources.
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Sentences with miasma
1. Noun, plural
Beginning in the Middle Ages, people believed that toxic vapors called miasma arose from the dirt and gave people diseases, such as malaria.
2. Noun, singular or mass
When an epidemic of measles struck London in 1670, scientist Sydenham attributed it to toxic miasma, which contradicted a theory proposed by physician Fracestero in 1546 that measles spread person-to-person.
