First Known Use: 1914
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leishmania
noun leish·man·ia \lēsh-ˈma-nē-ə\
Definition of LEISHMANIA
: any of a genus (Leishmania) of flagellate protozoans that are parasitic in the tissues of vertebrates; broadly : an organism resembling the leishmanias that is included in the family (Trypanosomatidae) to which they belong
— leish·man·ial \-nē-əl\ adjective
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Origin of LEISHMANIA
New Latin, from Sir W. B. Leishman †1926 British medical officer
Medical Dictionary
leishmania
noun leish·man·ia \lēsh-ˈman-ē-ə, -ˈmān-\
Medical Definition of LEISHMANIA
1
capitalized : a genus of kinetoplastid flagellate protozoans of the family Trypanosomatidae that are parasitic in the tissues of vertebrates, are transmitted by sand flies (genera Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia), occur parasitically as a minute ovoid or spherical nonflagellated body with a definite kinetoplast and usually an intracellular axoneme, and include one (L. donovani) causing kala-azar and another (L. tropica) causing oriental sore
2
: any protozoan of the genus Leishmania; broadly : any protozoan of the family Trypanosomatidae having the typical intracellular form of a leishmania
—leish·man·ial \-ē-əl\ adjective
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