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leishmaniasis

leish·ma·nia·sis

UK/liːʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/ US/laɪʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Leishmania + -iasis

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