LEISHMANIASIS


Meaning of LEISHMANIASIS in English

/leesh'meuh nuy"euh sis, luysh'-/ , n. Pathol.

any infection caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania.

Also, leishmaniosis /leesh man'ee oh"sis, -may'nee-, luysh-/ . Cf. kala-azar .

[ 1910-15; LEISHMAN(IA) + -IASIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .