单词 | leishmania |
释义 | leishmania[ leesh-man-ee-uh, -mey-nee-uh, lahysh- ] / liʃˈmæn i ə, -ˈmeɪ ni ə, laɪʃ- / nounany 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. Origin of leishmania<New Latin (1903), after William Boog Leishman (1865–1926), Scottish bacteriologist; see -ia OTHER WORDS FROM leishmanialeish·man·i·al, leish·man·ic [leesh-man-ik, lahysh-], /liʃˈmæn ɪk, laɪʃ-/, leish·man·i·oid, adjectiveWords nearby leishmanialeiomyosarcoma, leipoa, Leipzig, Leiria, Leishman-Donovan body, leishmania, Leishmania aethiopica, Leishmania braziliensis, Leishmania donovani, Leishmania mexicana, leishmaniasis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for leishmanialeishmania / (liːʃˈmeɪnɪə) / nounany parasitic flagellate protozoan of the genus Leishmania : infects humans and animals and causes diseases ranging from skin lesions to potentially fatal organ damage Word Origin for leishmaniaC20: New Latin, named after Sir W.B. Leishman (1865–1926), Scottish bacteriologist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for leishmaniaLeishmania [ lēsh-măn′ē-ə, -mā′nē-ə ] n.A genus of flagellate protozoa, several species of which cause leishmanisis; all species are indistinguishable morphologically but may be separated by their serological reactions, by their geographic distribution, by their developmental patterns in their sandfly hosts, and by their clinical manifestations of leishmaniasis. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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