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kala-azar
[ kah-lah-ah-zahr, kah-luh-az-er ]
/ ˌkɑ lɑ ɑˈzɑr, ˌkɑ ləˈæz ər /
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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 kālā black + Persian āzār disease
Words nearby kala-azar
kaki, Kakinada, kakistocracy, Kakogawa, kal., kala-azar, Kalaburagi, Kalahari, Kalais, Kalakh, Kalam
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How to use kala-azar in a sentence
It is commonly known as "Kala-azar," or "dum-dum" fever, and more technically as tropical leishmaniasis.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
British Dictionary definitions for kala-azar
kala-azar
/ (ˌkɑːləəˈzɑː) /
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 kālā black + āzār disease
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