leishmaniasis
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məˈnaɪ noun Pathology.
any infection caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania.
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leishmaniasis or leishmaniosis (ˌliːʃməˈnaɪəsɪs, liːʃˌmeɪnɪˈəʊsɪs, -ˌmæn-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| any disease, such as kala-azar, caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania | |
| leishmaniosis or leishmaniosis | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
leishmaniasis leish·man·i·a·sis (lēsh'mə-nī'ə-sĭs)
n.
An infection caused by the flagellated protozoa of the genus Leishmania transmitted to humans by bloodsucking sand flies.
A disease, such as kala-azar caused by flagellated protozoa of the genus Leishmania.
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Science Dictionary
| leishmaniasis (lēsh'mə-nī'ə-sĭs) Pronunciation Key
An infection or disease caused by any of the flagellate protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sand flies and characterized by skin ulcerations or an acute illness marked by fever, anemia, and enlargement of the liver and spleen. |
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Example sentences
He has suffered leishmaniasis-and treatment for it with the heavy metal antimony.
True, fer-de-lances are highly dangerous, and flesh-eating leishmaniasis is quite nasty.
Ecotourism has exposed first-world tourists to cutaneous leishmaniasis and other third-world diseases.
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