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