Aleppo boil

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Aleppo boil (plural Aleppo boils)

  1. (medicine, archaic) A chronic skin disorder terminating in an ulcer, thought to be caused by the protozoan Leishmania tropica.
    Synonyms: Aden ulcer, Biskara boil, Delhi boil, Natal boil, tropical ulcer

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