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Delhi boil
(gcide) | Aden ulcer \A"den ul"cer\ ([aum]"den [u^]l"s[~e]r or [=a]"den
[u^]l"s[~e]r). [So named after Aden, a seaport in Southern
Arabia, where it occurs.] (Med.)
One of the numerous names of the lesion of Old World
cutaneous leishmaniasis. Called also Aleppo boil, {Aleppo
button}, Aleppo evil, Bagdad boil, Biskra boil, {Cochin
China ulcer}, Delhi boil, Jerico boil, Oriental boil,
Oriental sore, Persian ulcer, tropical ulcer, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS] |
Delhi boil
(gcide) | Boil \Boil\, n. [Influenced by boil, v. See Beal, Bile.]
A hard, painful, inflamed tumor, which, on suppuration,
discharges pus, mixed with blood, and discloses a small
fibrous mass of dead tissue, called the core.
[1913 Webster]
A blind boil, one that suppurates imperfectly, or fails to
come to a head.
Delhi boil (Med.), a peculiar affection of the skin,
probably parasitic in origin, prevailing in India (as
among the British troops) and especially at Delhi.
[1913 Webster] |
delhi boil
(wn) | Delhi boil
n 1: leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin
lesions [syn: cutaneous leishmaniasis, {Old World
leishmaniasis}, oriental sore, tropical sore, {Delhi
boil}, Aleppo boil] |
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