noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu kālā-āzār, literally, black disease Date: 1883 a severe parasitic disease chiefly of tropical areas that is marked by fever, progressive anemia, leukopenia, and enlargement of the spleen and liver and caused by a leishmania ( Leishmania donovani ) transmitted by the bite of sand flies
KALA-AZAR
Meaning of KALA-AZAR in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012