Aleppo boil
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Noun[edit]
Aleppo boil (plural Aleppo boils)
- (medicine, archaic) A chronic skin disorder terminating in an ulcer, thought to be caused by the protozoan Leishmania tropica.
- Synonyms: Aden ulcer, Biskara boil, Delhi boil, Natal boil, tropical ulcer
References[edit]
- “Aleppo boil”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.