— leishmanial, leishmanic /leesh man"ik, luysh-/ , leishmanioid , adj.
/leesh man"ee euh, -may"nee euh, luysh-/ , n.
any parasitic flagellate protozoan of the genus Leishmania, occurring in vertebrates in an oval or spherical, nonflagellate form, and in invertebrates in an elongated, flagellated form.
[ Leishman (1865-1926), Scottish bacteriologist; see -IA ]