Definition of Leishmaniasis

1. Noun. Sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies.

Exact synonyms: Kala Azar, Leishmaniosis
Generic synonyms: Protozoal Infection
Specialized synonyms: Assam Fever, Dumdum Fever, Kala-azar, Visceral Leishmaniasis, Aleppo Boil, Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Delhi Boil, Old World Leishmaniasis, Oriental Sore, Tropical Sore, American Leishmaniasis, Leishmaniasis Americana, Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis, Nasopharyngeal Leishmaniasis, New World Leishmaniasis

Definition of Leishmaniasis

1. [n -MANIASES]

Medical Definition of Leishmaniasis

1. Caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. The parasite lives intracellularly in macrophages. Various forms of the disease are known, depending upon the species of parasite: in particular visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar) and muco cutaneous leishmaniasis. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leishmaniasis

leirs
leis
leish
leisher
leishest
Leishman's chrome cells
Leishman's stain
leishman-donovan bodies
Leishman-Donovan body
leishmania
Leishmania
leishmanial
leishmanias
leishmaniases
leishmaniasis (current term)
leishmaniasis (current term)
leishmaniasis americana
leishmaniasis americana
leishmaniasis recidivans
leishmaniasis tegumentaria diffusa
leishmaniavirus
Leishmania aethiopica
leishmania braziliensis
Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis
Leishmania braziliensis guyanensis
Leishmania braziliensis panamensis
leishmania donovani
Leishmania donovani archibaldi
Leishmania donovani chagasi
Leishmania donovani donovani

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