tropical ulcer
tropical ulcer noun: a chronic ulcerative skin lesion, common in tropical climates, thought to be caused by polymicrobial infection by various microorganisms, including mycobacteria.
Noun
tropical ulcer (countable and uncountable, plural tropical ulcers)
- A chronic ulcerative skin lesion, common in tropical climates, thought to be caused by polymicrobial infection by various microorganisms, including mycobacteria.
- He stifled a scream with a strange gulp as he splashed water over the tropical ulcer the size of a teacup on his leg, and consoled himself that keeping this wound clean was a good thing.2013, Richard Flanagan, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Chatto & Windus (2014), page 191
- Synonyms:
- jungle rot
Synonyms of tropical ulcer
Forms of tropical ulcer
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Questions about tropical ulcer
- What does tropical ulcer mean?
- Tropical ulcer means a chronic ulcerative skin lesion, common in tropical climates, thought to be caused by polymicrobial infection by various microorganisms, including mycobacteria.
- What part of speech is tropical ulcer?
- Tropical ulcer is a noun.
- What is the plural of tropical ulcer?
- The plural of tropical ulcer is tropical ulcers.
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