NOUN | state | leishmaniasis americana, mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, New World leishmaniasis, American leishmaniasis, nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis | a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America |
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Meaning | A form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa. | |
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Synonyms | mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, New World leishmaniasis, American leishmaniasis, nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis | |
Broader | leishmaniasis, leishmaniosis, kala azar | sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies |
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