Leishmania

//liːʃˈmeɪniə// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A parasite that causes leishmaniasis, a genus trypanosome protozoa, Leishmania.
  2. 2
    flagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis wordnet

Synonyms

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genus leishmania

Etymology

From the genus name.

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