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/liːʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/ · noun
(pathology) Any of several distinct forms of a disease caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandflies..
Use leishmaniasis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Leishmaniasis means (pathology) Any of several distinct forms of a disease caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandflies..
Common synonyms include leishmaniosis, sandfly disease.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use leishmaniasis where its definition matches the intended context.
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