"Buruli ulcer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Buruli ulcers [plural]
Etymology: Named after a county of Uganda where important foci of the disease were studied. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Buruli ulcer (plural Buruli ulcers)
  1. (pathology) A type of ulcer caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium ulcerans. Wikipedia link: Buruli ulcer Categories (topical): Bacterial diseases, Pathology Translations (type of ulcer caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans): ulcera del Buruli [feminine] (Italian), ulcera del Bairnsdale [feminine] (Italian), ulcera del Searle [feminine] (Italian), ulcera del Daintree [feminine] (Italian)

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