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    TROPICAL SORE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesionsplay

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("tropical sore" 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)

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