"Leishmania" validity in different word game dictionaries
| Dictionary | Validity |
|---|---|
| Scrabble US(US/Canada/Thailand - TWL/NWL) | Yes |
| Scrabble UK(International - SOWPODS/CSW) | Yes |
| Words with Friends(WWF) | Yes |
"leishmania" Definition
- any of a genus (Leishmania) of parasitic, flagellate protozoans that cause leishmaniasis, are transmitted by the bite of sand flies (genus Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia), and occur in an motile, extracellular form within the gut of sand flies and a nonmotile, intracellular form within the macrophages of mammalian hosts