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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • (Med.) A chronic skin affection terminating in an ulcer, most commonly of the face. It is endemic along the Mediterranean, and is probably due to a specific bacillus. Called also Aleppo ulcer, Biskara boil, Delhi boil, Oriental sore, etc.

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  • noun leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions

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