[ka.la-azar] n [Hindi kala-azar black disease, fr. Hindi kala black + Per azar disease] (1882): a severe infectious disease chiefly of tropical areas that is marked by fever, progressive anemia, leukopenia, and enlargement of the spleen and liver and caused by a flagellate (Leishmania donovani) transmitted by the bite of sand flies
KALA-AZAR
Meaning of KALA-AZAR in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012