kala-azar
ka·la–azar
noun \ˌkä-lə-ə-ˈzär, ˌka-\Definition of KALA-AZAR
: 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
Origin of KALA-AZAR
Hindi & Urdu kālā-āzār, literally, black disease
First Known Use: 1883
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