- leish
- leish·man·ia;leish·ma·ni·a·sis;leish·man·ic;leish·man·i·form;leish·mani·oid;leish·man-don·o·van;leish·mani·al;leish·man·i·o·sis;
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leish — /lēsh/ (Scot) adjective Active, supple or athletic ORIGIN: Origin uncertain * * * leish obs. f. leash; var. lisse, fine thread … Useful english dictionary
Leish|man-Don|o|van body — «LEESH muhn DON uh vuhn», a small, oval protozoan which is transmitted by insects to the human bloodstream in various forms of leishmaniasis. ╂[< William B. Leishman and Charles Donovan] … Useful english dictionary
leish|man|i|a|sis — «LEESH muh NY uh sihs», noun, plural ses « seez». a disease most common in tropical areas, causing lesions and sores of the skin and mucous membranes. It is caused by a protozoan in the bloodstream, and a more serious form, kala azar, attacks… … Useful english dictionary
leish|man|i|a — «leesh MAN ee uh, MAY nee », noun. any one of a genus of protozoan flallates that are parasitic in vertebrate tissues and cause leishmaniasis: »Leishmanias…are responsible for oriental sore and potentially fatal kala azar (New Scientist) … Useful english dictionary
leish — North Country (Newcastle) Words nimble, strong, active, stout, alert, lithe … English dialects glossary
Leishmaniose — Leish|ma|ni|o|se 〈[laıʃ ] f.; ; unz.; Med.〉 durch Leishmanien hervorgerufene Tropenkrankheit * * * Leish|ma|ni|a|se, Leish|ma|ni|o|se, die; , n (Med.): durch Leishmanien hervorgerufene Tropenkrankheit … Universal-Lexikon
Leishmaniose — Leish|manio̱|se w; , n, in fachspr. Fügungen: Leish|manio̱|sis, Mehrz.: ...o̱ses: durch Leishmaniaarten verursachte Krankheit (haupts. ↑Kala Azar und Orientbeule). Leish|manio̱|sis furunculo̱sa: “Aleppobeule“, „Orientbeule“, bes. in den Tropen… … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
Leishmania — Leish|ma|nia 〈[laıʃ ] f.; , ni|en; Med.〉 zu den Geißeltierchen gehörender Krankheitserreger [nach dem engl. Militärarzt Leishman, 1885 1926] * * * Leishmania [liːʃ , laɪʃ ; nach W. B. Leishman], Leishmani|en, Gattung intrazellulär (v. a. in… … Universal-Lexikon
Leishmaniase — Leish|ma|ni|a|se, Leish|ma|ni|o|se, die; , n (Med.): durch Leishmanien hervorgerufene Tropenkrankheit … Universal-Lexikon
leishmaniasis — leish•man•i•a•sis [[t]ˌliʃ məˈnaɪ ə sɪs, ˌlaɪʃ [/t]] also leish•man•i•o•sis [[t] mæn iˈoʊ sɪs, meɪ ni [/t]] n. pat any infection caused by a parasitic flagellate protozoan of the genus Leishmania[/ex] Compare kala azar Etymology: 1910–15; <… … From formal English to slang
