OLD WORLD LEISHMANIASIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions

Synonyms:

Aleppo boil; cutaneous leishmaniasis; Delhi boil; Old World leishmaniasis; oriental sore; tropical sore

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("Old World leishmaniasis" 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)

Credits