English Explanatory Dictionary

leishmaniasis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several distinct forms of a disease caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandflies.

Pronunciation

/liːʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/ /laɪʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/

Word forms

leishmaniasis leishmaniases

Etymology

Leishmania + -iasis

Synonyms

leishmaniosis sandfly disease

Related words

Leishmania leishmanic leishmaniosis leishmaniotic

Derived words

American leishmaniasis antileishmaniasis cutaneous leishmaniasis mucocutaneous leishmaniasis nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis New World leishmaniasis visceral leishmaniasis
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