Aleppo boil

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Aleppo boil A·lep·po boil (ə-lěp'ō)
n.
The lesion found in cutaneous leishmaniasis. Also called Bagdad boil, date boil.

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aleppo boil

noun
leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions [syn: cutaneous leishmaniasis
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