LEISHMANIASIS


Meaning of LEISHMANIASIS in English

ˌ ̷ ̷_məˈnīəsə̇s noun

also leish·man·i·o·sis (ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌmanēˈōsə̇s, -ˌmān-

( plural leishmania·ses -əˌsēz ; or leishmanio·ses -ōˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Leishmania + -iasis or -osis

: infection with or disease caused by protozoans of the genus Leishmania — compare kala-azar ; see oriental sore

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.