Associations to the word «Leishmania»

Wiktionary

LEISHMANIA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Trypanosomatidae   — parasitic protozoans, a trypanosome, transmitted by sandflies and which cause disease in humans and other vertebrates.
LEISHMANIA, noun. A parasite that causes leishmaniasis, a genus trypanosome protozoa, Leishmania.

Dictionary definition

LEISHMANIA, noun. Flagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis.

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