Definitions for kala-azarˌkɑ lə əˈzɑr
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ka•la-a•zarˌkɑ lə əˈzɑr(n.)
a tropical parasitic disease marked by irregular fevers, enlarged spleen, and anemia, caused by the protozoan Leishmania donovani, and transmitted by sand flies.
Category: Pathology
Origin of kala-azar:
1880–85; < Hindi, =kālā black + Pers āzār disease
Princeton's WordNet
visceral leishmaniasis, kala-azar, Assam fever, dumdum fever(noun)
leishmaniasis of the viscera
leishmaniasis, leishmaniosis, kala azar(noun)
sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies
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