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ALEPPO BOIL

Dictionary entry overview: What does Aleppo boil mean?

• ALEPPO BOIL (noun)
The noun ALEPPO BOIL has 1 sense:

1. leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions

Familiarity information: ALEPPO BOIL used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ALEPPO BOIL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

Aleppo boil; cutaneous leishmaniasis; Delhi boil; Old World leishmaniasis; oriental sore; tropical sore

Hypernyms ("Aleppo boil" is a kind 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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