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visceral leishmaniasis

visceral leishmaniasis noun: the most severe form of leishmaniasis, a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, in which the parasite migrates to the internal organs such as the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, often resulting in the death of the host.

Noun

visceral leishmaniasis (usually uncountable, plural visceral leishmaniases)

  1. (usually) The most severe form of leishmaniasis, a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, in which the parasite migrates to the internal organs such as the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, often resulting in the death of the host.
    • The parasite, leishmania, is transmitted by the bite of an infected sandfly. It can cause an infection called "visceral leishmaniasis," which is treatable when caught early but often fatal if not. […] Are you planning a vacation to Spain, Italy, France, Greece, or another country along the...2026 February 12, Wendy Ruderman, “Traveling to Southern Europe? Here's what to know about a deadly parasite active there”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2026

visceral leishmaniasis meaning in Hindi and Urdu

visceral leishmaniasis in Hindi

visceral leishmaniasis
काला आज़ार kālā āzār

visceral leishmaniasis in Urdu

visceral leishmaniasis
کالا آزار kālā āzār

Synonyms of visceral leishmaniasis

Forms of visceral leishmaniasis

pluralvisceral leishmaniases

Questions about visceral leishmaniasis

What does visceral leishmaniasis mean?
Visceral leishmaniasis means the most severe form of leishmaniasis, a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, in which the parasite migrates to the internal organs such as the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, often resulting in the death of the host.
What is visceral leishmaniasis in Hindi?
Visceral leishmaniasis in Hindi is काला आज़ार (kālā āzār). See Visceral leishmaniasis meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is visceral leishmaniasis?
Visceral leishmaniasis is a noun.
What is the plural of visceral leishmaniasis?
The plural of visceral leishmaniasis is visceral leishmaniases.

Words near visceral leishmaniasis in the dictionary

  1. Viscarra
  2. Viscarras
  3. viscera
  4. visceral
  5. visceral leishmaniases
  6. visceral leishmaniasis
  7. visceral nervous system
  8. visceral nervous systems
  9. visceral pleura
  10. visceralgia
  11. visceralise

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Adapted from Wiktionary: visceral leishmaniasis (page history and authors); काला आज़ार (Hindi) (page history and authors); کالا آزار (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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