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delhi boil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
del-hi boil
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of leishmaniasis once prevailing in India, as among the British troops, and especially in Delhi; not necessarily a separate disease entity from any other form of cutaneous leishmaniasis, but the old toponymic names predated the microbiological taxonomic knowledge.

Archaic

Usage

Inflected Forms

Delhi boils (plural)

Synonyms

cutaneous leishmaniasis old world leishmaniasis oriental sore tropical sore aleppo boil

Questions

What does delhi boil mean?
A form of leishmaniasis once prevailing in India, as among the British troops, and especially in Delhi; not necessarily a separate disease entity from any other form of cutaneous leishmaniasis, but the old toponymic names predated the microbiological taxonomic knowledge.

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