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