cutaneous leishmaniasis
English
Noun
cutaneous leishmaniasis (usually uncountable, plural cutaneous leishmaniases)
- (medicine) The most common form of leishmaniasis, a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, which presents with open, ulcerative skin lesions.
- Synonyms: oriental sore, tropical sore
- Coordinate terms: mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, visceral leishmaniasis