leishmaniasis

English

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Etymology

Leishmania + -iasis

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liːʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/, /laɪʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/

Noun

leishmaniasis (plural leishmaniases)

  1. (pathology) Any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandflies.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • American leishmaniasis
  • cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
  • nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis
  • New World leishmaniasis
  • visceral leishmaniasis

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Spanish

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Noun

leishmaniasis f (uncountable)

  1. leishmaniasis
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