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leishmaniasis definition

leish·ma·nia·sis (lēs̸h′mə nī′ə sis)

noun

any of several infectious diseases, esp. kala azar, caused by protozoan parasites (genus Leishmania)

Etymology: ModL < Leishmania, after Sir W. B. Leishman (1865-1926), Scot bacteriologist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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