kala azar

Questions about kala azar

What does kala azar mean?

kala azar means "sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies".

What is another word for kala azar?

Close synonyms include leishmaniasis, leishmaniosis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kala azar a common word?

kala azar is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.