kala-azar
[ kah-lah-ah-zahr, kah-luh-az-er ]
/ ˌkɑ lɑ ɑˈzɑr, ˌkɑ ləˈæz ər /
noun Pathology.
a chronic, usually fatal disease occurring in tropical areas of Asia and the Western Hemisphere, characterized by irregular fever, enlargement of the spleen, anemia, and emaciation, caused by the protozoan Leishmania donovani.
Also called
Dumdum fever,
visceral leishmaniasis.
Origin of kala-azar
1880–85; < Hindi, equivalent to
kālā black + Persian
āzār disease
Words nearby kala-azar
kaki,
kakinada,
kakistocracy,
kakogawa,
kal.,
kala-azar,
kalaburagi,
kalahari,
kalais,
kalakh,
kalam
Definition for dumdum fever (2 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for dumdum fever
kala-azar
/ (ˌkɑːləəˈzɑː) /
noun
a tropical infectious disease caused by the protozoan Leishmania donovani in the liver, spleen, etc, characterized by fever and weight loss; visceral leishmaniasis
Word Origin for kala-azar
from Assamese
kālā black +
āzār disease
Medical definitions for dumdum fever
kala-azar
[ kä′lə-ə-zär′ ]
n.
visceral leishmaniasis