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English > 1 sense of the expression mucocutaneous leishmaniasis:
NOUNstatemucocutaneous leishmaniasis, New World leishmaniasis, American leishmaniasis, leishmaniasis americana, nasopharyngeal leishmaniasisa form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America
English > mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa.
SynonymsNew World leishmaniasis, American leishmaniasis, leishmaniasis americana, nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis
Broaderleishmaniasis, leishmaniosis, kala azarsores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies