Leishmaniasis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An infection caused by any of the flagellate protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sand flies.
  • n. A disease, such as kala-azar or either of two clinically distinct ulcerative skin diseases, caused by flagellate protozoans of the genus Leishmania.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandflies.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies
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