Meanings
plural leishmaniases
- medicineAny of several distinct forms of a disease caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandflies.
Synonyms: leishmaniosis, sandfly disease
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several distinct forms of a disease caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandflies.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic داء الليشمانيات
- داء الليشمانياتany of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania
Chinese Mandarin 利什曼病
- 利什曼病 (lìshímànbìng)any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania
Czech leishmanióza
- leishmaniózaany of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania
Dutch leishmaniasis
- leishmaniasisany of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania
Esperanto lejŝmaniazo
- lejŝmaniazoany of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania
Finnish leishmaniaasi
- leishmaniaasiany of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania
French leishmaniose
- leishmanioseany of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania
German Leishmaniose
- Leishmanioseany of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania
Greek λεϊσμανίαση
- λεϊσμανίαση (leïsmaníasi)any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania
Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנַּת יְרִיחוֹ
- שׁוֹשַׁנַּת יְרִיחוֹ (shoshanát yeriḥó)any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania
Hindi काला अजार
- काला अजार (kālā ajār)any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania
Japanese リーシュマニア症
- リーシュマニア症 (rīshumania shou)any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania
Korean 리슈만편모충증
- 리슈만편모충증 (risyumanpyeonmochungjeung)any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania
Portuguese leishmaniose
- leishmanioseany of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania
Russian лейшманио́з
- лейшманио́з (lejšmanióz)any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania
Spanish leishmaniasis
- leishmaniasisany of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania
Vietnamese bệnh do leishmania
- bệnh do leishmaniaany of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with leishmaniasis
Cite this entry
leishmaniasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leishmaniasis
“leishmaniasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leishmaniasis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leishmaniasis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leishmaniasis.
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