cutaneous leishmaniasis

noun

The most common form of leishmaniasis, a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, which presents with open, ulcerative skin lesions.

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Aleppo buttonBaghdad boiloriental soretropical soreutaOld World leishmaniasisDelhi boilAleppo boil
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Meanings

nouncutaneous leishmaniasis (usually uncountable, plural cutaneous leishmaniases)

plural cutaneous leishmaniases

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineThe most common form of leishmaniasis, a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, which presents with open, ulcerative skin lesions.

    Synonyms: Aleppo button, Baghdad boil, oriental sore, tropical sore, uta

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe most common form of leishmaniasis, a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, which presents with open, ulcerative skin lesions.

Similar
Aleppo buttonBaghdad boiloriental soretropical soreuta

More synonyms by meaning

nounleishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions

Similar
Old World leishmaniasisoriental soretropical soreDelhi boilAleppo boil
Broader
leishmaniasisleishmaniosiskala azar
Also see
aleppo boildelhi boiloriental sore

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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cutaneous leishmaniasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutaneous%20leishmaniasis

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“cutaneous leishmaniasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutaneous%20leishmaniasis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cutaneous leishmaniasis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutaneous%20leishmaniasis.

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