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oriental sore

noun

Medical Definition of ORIENTAL SORE

:  a skin disease caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania (L. tropica) that is marked by persistent granulomatous and ulcerating lesions and occurs widely in Asia and in tropical regions—called also Natal sore

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