[ li:ʃ'meɪnɪə ]
■ noun ( plural same or ~s or ~e -'meɪnɪʌɪ ) a single-celled parasitic protozoan which is transmitted to vertebrates by the bite of sandflies. [Genus Leishmania .]
Origin
mod. L., named after the British pathologist William B. Leishman (1856–1926).