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leishmaniasis

American  
[leesh-muh-nahy-uh-sis, lahysh-] / ˌliʃ məˈnaɪ ə sɪs, ˌlaɪʃ- /
Also leishmaniosis

noun

Pathology.

  1. any infection caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania.

leishmaniasis British  
/ -ˌmæn-, ˌliːʃməˈnaɪəsɪs, liːʃˌmeɪnɪˈəʊsɪs /

noun

  1. any disease, such as kala-azar, caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania

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leishmaniasis Scientific  
/ lēsh′mə-nī′ə-sĭs /

  1. An infection or disease caused by any of the flagellate protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sand flies and characterized by skin ulcerations or an acute illness marked by fever, anemia, and enlargement of the liver and spleen.

Etymology

Origin of leishmaniasis

First recorded in 1910–15; leishman(ia) + -iasis

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