Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun kala_azar
1 sense of kala azar
Sense 1
leishmaniasis, leishmaniosis, kala azar -- (sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies)
=> protozoal infection -- (any infection caused by a protozoan)
1 sense of kala-azar
Sense 1
visceral leishmaniasis, kala-azar, Assam fever, dumdum fever -- (leishmaniasis of the viscera)
=> leishmaniasis, leishmaniosis, kala azar -- (sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies)