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Definition of: kala-azar
(kä′lä·z
′, -az′ər) noun Pathol.
An infectious fever of India, China, and Egypt characterized by enlarged spleen, anemia, and emaciation: caused by a protozoan parasite (Leishmania donovani). [<Hind. kālā-āzār black disease]
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