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kala-azar

ka·laa·zar

UK/ˌkɑːlə əˈzɑː/ uncommon

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sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies

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Borrowed from Hindustani کالا آزار (kālā āzār) / काला आज़ार (kālā āzār, literally “black sickness”).

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