Kala-azar Definition
kälə-ə-zär
noun
An infectious disease, a type of leishmaniasis, that occurs in subtropical or tropical areas, caused by a protozoan parasite (Leishmania donovani) transmitted by sand flies (esp. genus Phlebotomus), and characterized by an enlarged spleen and liver, irregular fever, anemia, etc.
Webster's New World
(pathology) Visceral leishmaniasis.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- Assam fever
- dumdum-fever
- visceral leishmaniasis
- leishmaniosis
- leishmaniasis
Origin of Kala-azar
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Urdu kālā āzār kālā black (from Sanskrit kāla- Kali) āzār disease (from Persian) (from Middle Persian pain, torment) (from āzārdan āzār- to torment) (ā- to) (-zār- to make angry)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Assamese [script?] (kaalaa, “black”) + [script?] (aazaar, “disease”).
From Wiktionary
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