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Delhi boil

Delhi boil 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.

Noun

Delhi boil (plural Delhi boils)

  1. (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.

Forms of Delhi boil

pluralDelhi boils

Questions about Delhi boil

What does Delhi boil mean?
Delhi boil means 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.
What part of speech is Delhi boil?
Delhi boil is a noun.
What is the plural of Delhi boil?
The plural of Delhi boil is Delhi boils.

Words near Delhi boil in the dictionary

  1. DelGreco
  2. DelGrecos
  3. delhayelite
  4. Delhi
  5. Delhi belly
  6. Delhi boil
  7. Delhi boils
  8. Delhi Sultanate
  9. Delhian
  10. Delhians
  11. Delhiite

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