leishmaniasis

leish·man·i·a·sis

 (lēsh′mə-nī′ə-sĭs)

n.

1. An infection caused by any of the flagellate protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandflies.

2. A disease, such as kala-azar or either of two clinically distinct ulcerative skin diseases, caused by flagellate protozoans of the genus Leishmania.

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[New Latin Leishmania, genus of protozoans (after Sir William Boog Leishman (1865-1926), British medical officer) + -iasis.]

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leishmaniasis

(ˌliːʃməˈnaɪəsɪs) or

leishmaniosis

n

(Pathology) any disease, such as kala-azar, caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania

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leish•man•i•a•sis

(ˌliʃ məˈnaɪ ə sɪs, ˌlaɪʃ-)

also leish•man•i•o•sis

(-mæn iˈoʊ sɪs, -meɪ ni-)

n.

any infection caused by a parasitic flagellate protozoan of the genus Leishmania.

Compare kala-azar.

[1910–15; < New Latin Leishmani(a), after William Boog Leishman (1865–1926), Scottish bacteriologist (see -ia) + -asis]

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leishmaniasis

Infestation, especially of the liver and spleen, by parasitic protozoa transmitted by sandfly bites.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

leishmaniasis - sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies kala azar, leishmaniosis protozoal infection - any infection caused by a protozoan Assam fever, dumdum fever, kala-azar, visceral leishmaniasis - leishmaniasis of the viscera Aleppo boil, cutaneous leishmaniasis, Delhi boil, Old World leishmaniasis, tropical sore - leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions American leishmaniasis, leishmaniasis americana, mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis, New World leishmaniasis - a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa

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Translations

leishmaniose

leishmaniasis

n leishmaniasis f; cutaneous — leishmaniasis cutánea; mucocutaneous — leishmaniasis mucocutánea, espundia; visceral — leishmaniasis visceral

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