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leishmaniasis

leishmaniasis

English

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Noun

leishmaniasis (plural leishmaniases)

  1. (pathology) Any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandflies.

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Derived terms

  • American leishmaniasis
  • cutaneous leishmaniasis
  • mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
  • nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis
  • New World leishmaniasis
  • visceral leishmaniasis

Spanish

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Noun

leishmaniasis f (uncountable)

  1. leishmaniasis