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kala azar definition

kala azar (kä′lä ä zär)

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.
also kala-azar ka′la-azar′

noun

Etymology: Hindi kālā-āzār, lit., black disease

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