leishmaniasis americana
- noun
- /leɪʃməˈnaɪəs əˈmɛrɪkənə/
- Specialized
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leishmaniasis americana
- The patient was diagnosed with leishmaniasis americana after developing skin sores during travel in Central America.
Examples
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Many cases of leishmaniasis americana have been reported among rural populations in Brazil.
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Effective treatment of leishmaniasis americana often requires several weeks of medication.
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Doctors diagnosed her with leishmaniasis americana after observing the symptoms.
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The leishmaniasis americana outbreak has affected many communities in Mexico.
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Many cases of leishmaniasis americana have been reported among rural populations in Brazil.
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The patient was diagnosed with leishmaniasis americana after developing skin sores during travel in Central America.
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Effective treatment of leishmaniasis americana often requires several weeks of medication.
Synonyms
A disease in the Americas that causes sores on the skin and inside the mouth or nose
A disease in Mexico, Central, and South America that causes sores on the skin and inside the mouth or nose
An infection that causes sores on the skin and inside the nose or mouth
Surface Forms
Morphology
leishmaniasis + americana
The term combines the disease name 'leishmaniasis' with the modifier 'americana' meaning 'of the Americas', so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to the American form of the disease. This is a compositional, taxonomic/medical label rather than an idiom, and the same logic appears across languages, making the meaning transparently derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Leishmaniasis americana is named after the doctor William Leishman, so leishmaniasis is the illness linked to his name and americana shows it comes from the Americas. This American form usually makes sores on the skin and in the mouth, so the name helps you remember both the region and the part of the body it affects.
