English noun: leishmaniasis | |||
1. | leishmaniasis (state) sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies | ||
Synonyms | kala azar, leishmaniosis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | protozoal infection | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Aleppo boil, American leishmaniasis, Assam fever, cutaneous leishmaniasis, Delhi boil, dumdum fever, kala-azar, leishmaniasis americana, mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis, New World leishmaniasis, Old World leishmaniasis, oriental sore, tropical sore, visceral leishmaniasis | ||