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kala-azar

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌkɑːlə əˈzɑː/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Visceral leishmaniasis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: black fever

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

leishmaniasis of the viscera

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: visceral leishmaniasis, Assam fever, dumdum fever

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: leishmaniasis, leishmaniosis, kala azar

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani کالا آزار (kālā āzār) / काला आज़ार (kālā āzār, literally “black sickness”).