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Kala Azar

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Noun

1. kala azar, leishmaniasis, leishmaniosis

sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Kala Azar

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noun
a tropical infectious disease caused by the protozoan Leishmania donovani in the liver, spleen, etc, characterized by fever and weight loss; visceral leishmaniasis

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Kala Azar

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an infectious disease, a type of leishmaniasis, that occurs in subtropical or tropical areas, caused by a protozoan parasite (Leishmania donovani) transmitted by sand flies (esp. genus Phlebotomus), and characterized by an enlarged spleen and liver, irregular fever, anemia, etc.
: also ˌkala-aˈzar noun

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Kala Azar

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n.
A type of leishmaniasis occurring chiefly in India, caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani and characterized by fever, enlargement of the spleen and liver, progressive anemia and leukopenia, and weight loss.

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