Delhi boil

noun

A form of leishmaniasis once prevailing in India, as among the British troops, and especially in Delhi; not necessarily a separate disease entity from any other form of cutaneous leishmaniasis, but the old toponymic names predated the microbiological taxonomic knowledge.

Similar
cutaneous leishmaniasisOld World leishmaniasisoriental soretropical soreAleppo boil
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Meanings

nounDelhi boil (plural Delhi boils)

plural Delhi boils

  1. archaicmedicineA form of leishmaniasis once prevailing in India, as among the British troops, and especially in Delhi; not necessarily a separate disease entity from any other form of cutaneous leishmaniasis, but the old toponymic names predated the microbiological taxonomic knowledge.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounleishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions

Similar
cutaneous leishmaniasisOld World leishmaniasisoriental soretropical soreAleppo boil
Broader
leishmaniasisleishmaniosiskala azar
Also see
aleppo boilcutaneous leishmaniasisoriental sore

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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MLA

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Chicago

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