Found 2 items, similar to Delhi boil.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Delhi boil Delhi boil n : leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions [syn: cutaneous leishmaniasis, Old World leishmaniasis , oriental sore, tropical sore, Aleppo boil ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Delhi boil Aleppo boil \A*lep"po boil\, Aleppo button \A*lep"po button\, or Aleppo evil \A*lep"po evil\ . (Med.) A chronic skin affection terminating in an ulcer, most commonly of the face. It is endemic along the Mediterranean, and is probably due to a specific bacillus. Called also Aleppo ulcer, Biskara boil, Delhi boil, Oriental sore , etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Boil \Boil\, n. [Influenced by boil, v. See Beal, Bile.] A hard, painful, inflamed tumor, which, on suppuration, discharges pus, mixed with blood, and discloses a small fibrous mass of dead tissue, called the core. [1913 Webster] A blind boil, one that suppurates imperfectly, or fails to come to a head. Delhi boil (Med.), a peculiar affection of the skin, probably parasitic in origin, prevailing in India (as among the British troops) and especially at Delhi. [1913 Webster]