Leishman–Donovan body Med.
(-ˈdɒnəvən-)
[f. prec. + the name of C. Donovan (1863–1951), Irish physician.]
One of the numerous ovoid structures consisting of a single non-flagellated leishmania found in the macrophages of sufferers from leishmaniasis.
| 1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 28 May 1249/2 (heading) Note on the occurrence of Leishman–Donovan bodies in ‘cachexial fevers’ including kala-azar. 1966 Wright & Symmers Systemic Path. II. xxxix. 1601/2 (caption) Large numbers of Leishman–Donovan bodies are seen in the cytoplasm of many of the macrophages in this field. |