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leishmaniasis

/liːʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
leish-ma-ni-a-sis
IPA
/liːʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several distinct forms of a disease caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandflies.

Etymology

Leishmania + -iasis

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

leishmaniases (plural)

Derived Forms

antileishmaniasis

Phrases

American leishmaniasis cutaneous leishmaniasis mucocutaneous leishmaniasis nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis New World leishmaniasis visceral leishmaniasis

Frequently Paired Words

Leishmania leishmanic leishmaniosis leishmaniotic

Synonyms

leishmaniosis sandfly disease kala azar kala-azar

Rhymes With

diocese filariasis ascariasis amoebiasis toxocariasis ancylostomiasis trichuriasis anisakiasis loiasis wuchereriasis baylisascariasis mansonelliasis

Questions

How do you pronounce leishmaniasis?
The recorded pronunciation is /liːʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/.
What does leishmaniasis mean?
Any of several distinct forms of a disease caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandflies.
Where does leishmaniasis come from?
Leishmania + -iasis

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