"Delhi boil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Delhi boils [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Delhi boil (plural Delhi boils)
  1. (medicine, archaic) 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. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Medicine, Trypanosomal diseases

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