leishmania

[ leesh-man-ee-uh, -mey-nee-uh, lahysh- ]

noun
  1. any parasitic flagellate protozoan of the genus Leishmania, occurring in vertebrates in an oval or spherical, nonflagellate form, and in invertebrates in an elongated, flagellated form.

Origin of leishmania

1
<New Latin (1903), after William Boog Leishman (1865–1926), Scottish bacteriologist; see -ia

Other words from leishmania

  • leish·man·i·al, leish·man·ic [leesh-man-ik, lahysh-], /liʃˈmæn ɪk, laɪʃ-/, leish·man·i·oid, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for leishmania

leishmania

/ (liːʃˈmeɪnɪə) /


noun
  1. any parasitic flagellate protozoan of the genus Leishmania : infects humans and animals and causes diseases ranging from skin lesions to potentially fatal organ damage

Origin of leishmania

1
C20: New Latin, named after Sir W.B. Leishman (1865–1926), Scottish bacteriologist

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