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leishmania
[ leesh-man-ee-uh, -mey-nee-uh, lahysh- ]
/ liʃˈmæn i ə, -ˈmeɪ ni ə, laɪʃ- /
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noun
any parasitic flagellate protozoan of the genus Leishmania, occurring in vertebrates in an oval or spherical, nonflagellate form, and in invertebrates in an elongated, flagellated form.
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Origin of leishmania
<New Latin (1903), after William Boog Leishman (1865–1926), Scottish bacteriologist; see -ia
OTHER WORDS FROM leishmania
leish·man·i·al, leish·man·ic [leesh-man-ik, lahysh-], /liʃˈmæn ɪk, laɪʃ-/, leish·man·i·oid, adjectiveWords nearby leishmania
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British Dictionary definitions for leishmania
leishmania
/ (liːʃˈmeɪnɪə) /
noun
any parasitic flagellate protozoan of the genus Leishmania : infects humans and animals and causes diseases ranging from skin lesions to potentially fatal organ damage
Word Origin for leishmania
C20: New Latin, named after Sir W.B. Leishman (1865–1926), Scottish bacteriologist
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Medical definitions for leishmania
Leishmania
[ lēsh-măn′ē-ə, -mā′nē-ə ]
n.
A genus of flagellate protozoa, several species of which cause leishmanisis; all species are indistinguishable morphologically but may be separated by their serological reactions, by their geographic distribution, by their developmental patterns in their sandfly hosts, and by their clinical manifestations of leishmaniasis.
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