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ka•la-a•zar
Pronunciation: (kä"lä-ä-zär', kä"lu-az'ur), [key]—
n. Pathol.
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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.