leish·man·i·a·sis (lēsh
mə-nī
ə-sĭs)
n.► An infection caused by any of the flagellate protozoans of the genus
Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sand flies.
► A disease, such as kala-azar or either of two clinically distinct ulcerative skin diseases, caused by flagellate protozoans of the genus
Leishmania. [TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲
leishmaniasis [From New Latin
Leishmania,
genus of protozoans, after Sir William Boog
Leishman (1865-1926), British medical officer.]
[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲