Main Entry:

ka·la–azar

Pronunciation:

\ˌkä-lə-ə-ˈzär, ˌka-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Hindi & Urdu kālā-āzār, literally, black disease

Date:

1883

: a severe parasitic disease chiefly of tropical areas that is marked by fever, progressive anemia, leukopenia, and enlargement of the spleen and liver and caused by a leishmania (Leishmania donovani) transmitted by the bite of sand flies