ORIENTAL SORE
\ˌɔːɹɪˈɛntə͡l sˈɔː], \ˌɔːɹɪˈɛntəl sˈɔː], \ˌɔː_ɹ_ɪ__ˈɛ_n_t_əl s_ˈɔː]\
Definitions of ORIENTAL SORE
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- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions
By Princeton University
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leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions
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An endemic disease that is characterized by the development of single or multiple localized lesions on exposed areas of skin that typically ulcerate. The disease has been divided into Old and New World forms. Old World leishmaniasis is separated into three distinct types according to epidemiology and clinical manifestations and is caused by species of the L. tropica and L. aethiopica complexes as well as by species of the L. major genus. New World leishmaniasis, also called American leishmaniasis, occurs in South and Central America and is caused by species of the L. mexicana or L. braziliensis complexes.
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Syn. : Aleppo boil, Bagdad boil, Delhi boil, Biskra button, Aleppo button, Gassa button. A specific ulcerating granuloma of the skin, endemic in tropical countries and caused by Leishmania tropica.
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Of Tilbury Fox, any one of the diseases occurring in the East which have the general characters of Aleppo and Delhi boil, Biskra button, etc.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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