Aleppo boil
aleppo boil
aleppo boil a·lep·po boil (ə-lěp’ō)
n.
the lesion found in cutaneous leishmaniasis. also called bagdad boil, date boil.
historical examples
this is a disgusting eruption, which is called the aleppo boil, or date-mark.
a woman’s journey round the world ida pfeiffer
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