Noun: oriental sore
- Leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions
"The traveller developed oriental sore after being bitten by sandflies";
- cutaneous leishmaniasis, Old World leishmaniasis, tropical sore, Delhi boil, Aleppo boil
Derived forms: oriental sores
Type of: kala-azar, leishmaniasis, leishmaniosis
Encyclopedia: Oriental sore