Pronunciation: ˌ kä-l ə - ə - ' zär, ˌ ka-
Function: noun
Etymology: Hindi & Urdu k ā l ā - ā z ā r, 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