kala-azar
[ kah-lah-ah-zahr, kah-luh-az-er ]
/ ˌkɑ lɑ ɑË?zÉ‘r, ËŒkÉ‘ lÉ™Ë?æz É™r /
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noun Pathology.
a chronic, usually fatal disease occurring in tropical areas of Asia and the Western Hemisphere, characterized by irregular fever, enlargement of the spleen, anemia, and emaciation, caused by the protozoan Leishmania donovani.
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Also called Dumdum fever, visceral leishmaniasis.
Origin of kala-azar
1880–85; <Hindi, equivalent to kÄ?lÄ? black + Persian Ä?zÄ?r disease
Words nearby kala-azar
kaki, Kakinada, kakistocracy, Kakogawa, kal., kala-azar, Kalaburagi, Kalahari, Kalais, Kalakh, Kalam
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British Dictionary definitions for kala-azar
kala-azar
/ (ËŒkÉ‘Ë?ləəË?zÉ‘Ë?) /
noun
a tropical infectious disease caused by the protozoan Leishmania donovani in the liver, spleen, etc, characterized by fever and weight loss; visceral leishmaniasis
Word Origin for kala-azar
from Assamese kÄ?lÄ? black + Ä?zÄ?r disease
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Medical definitions for kala-azar
kala-azar
[ kä′lə-ə-zär′ ]
n.
visceral leishmaniasis
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