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leishmania: Meaning and Definition of
leish•man•i•a
Pronunciation: (lēsh-man'ē-u, -mā'nē-u, līsh-), [key]
— n.
- any parasitic flagellate protozoan of the genus Leishmania, occurring in vertebrates in an oval or spherical, nonflagellate form, and in invertebrates in an elongated, flagellated form.
See also:
- leishmania (Thesaurus)
