leishmaniasis
English
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Etymology
[edit]Leishmania + -iasis
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /liːʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/, /laɪʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/
- (William Boog Leishman pronounced his own name as /ˈliːʃmən/; /liːʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/ is the norm, although /laɪʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/ exists as a spelling pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -aɪəsɪs
Noun
[edit]leishmaniasis (plural leishmaniases)
- (pathology) Any of several distinct forms of a disease caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandflies.
- Synonyms: leishmaniosis, sandfly disease
- Hypernyms: disease < condition
- Hyponyms: (primarily in skin) cutaneous leishmaniasis, tropical sore, oriental sore (archaic); (primarily in internal organs) visceral leishmaniasis, kala-azar, black fever, Dum Dum fever
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania
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Spanish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]leishmaniasis f (uncountable)
Further reading
[edit]- “leishmaniasis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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- English terms suffixed with -iasis
- English 5-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/aɪəsɪs
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- English lemmas
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- English countable nouns
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- en:Diseases
- en:Insect-borne diseases
- en:Trypanosomal diseases
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