leishmania

See also: Leishmania and leishmânia

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːʃˈmeɪniə/

Noun

leishmania (plural leishmanias)

1. A parasite that causes leishmaniasis, a genus trypanosome protozoa, Leishmania.

Derived terms

• leishmanial
• leishmaniasis
• leishmaniosis
• leishmaniotic

Related terms

• Leishmania

Translations

a trypanosome protozoa of genus Leishmania

• Greek: λεϊσμάνια (el) f (leïsmánia)
• Portuguese: leishmânia f

Anagrams

• Ishmaelian

French

Noun

leishmania f (plural leishmanias)

1. leishmania

Further reading

• “leishmania”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.