English > leishmaniasis: 1 sense > noun 1, state| Meaning | sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies. |
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| Synonyms | leishmaniosis, kala azar |
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| Narrower | cutaneous leishmaniasis, Old World leishmaniasis, oriental sore, tropical sore, Delhi boil, Aleppo boil | leishmaniasis of the skin |
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| mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, New World leishmaniasis, American leishmaniasis, leishmaniasis americana, nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis | A form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America |
| visceral leishmaniasis, kala-azar, Assam fever, dumdum fever | leishmaniasis of the viscera |
| Broader | protozoal infection | Any infection caused by a protozoan |
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| Spanish | kala azar |
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| Catalan | kala azar, leishmaniosi |
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