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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 mi·as·ma /maɪˈæzmə, mi-/
 毒氣,沼氣

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 mi·as·ma /maɪˈæzmə, mɪ-/ 名詞

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Mi·as·ma n.; pl. Miasmata   Infectious particles or germs floating in the air; air made noxious by the presence of such particles or germs; noxious effluvia; malaria.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 miasma
      n 1: an unwholesome atmosphere; "the novel spun a miasma of death
           and decay"
      2: unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources;
         "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke"
      [also: miasmata (pl)]