leishmania: Meaning and Definition of

leish•man•i•a

Pronunciation: (lēsh-man'ē-u, -mā'nē-u, līsh-), [key]
— n.
  1. 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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
Leipzig leishmaniasis
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