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1. (n.) kala-azar
a tropical parasitic disease marked by irregular fevers, enlarged spleen, and anemia, caused by the protozoan Leishmania donovani, and transmitted by sand flies.
Etymology: (1880–85; < Hindi, =kālā black + Pers āzār disease)
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1. (noun) visceral leishmaniasis, kala-azar, Assam fever, dumdum fever
leishmaniasis of the viscera
2. (noun) 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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