oriental sore

Definitions of oriental sore
  1. noun
    leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions
    synonyms: Aleppo boil, Delhi boil, Old World leishmaniasis, cutaneous leishmaniasis, tropical sore
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    type of:
    kala azar, leishmaniasis, leishmaniosis
    sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies
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