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DELHI BOIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Delhi boil mean?
• DELHI BOIL (noun)
The noun DELHI BOIL has 1 sense:
1. leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions
Familiarity information: DELHI BOIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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 ("Delhi 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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