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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Aden ulcer \A"den ul"cer\ ([aum]"den [u^]l"s[~e]r or [=a]"den
[u^]l"s[~e]r). [So named after Aden, a seaport in Southern
Arabia, where it occurs.] (Med.)
One of the numerous names of the lesion of Old World
cutaneous leishmaniasis. Called also {Aleppo boil}, {Aleppo
button}, {Aleppo evil}, {Bagdad boil}, {Biskra boil}, {Cochin
China ulcer}, {Delhi boil}, {Jerico boil}, {Oriental boil},
{Oriental sore}, {Persian ulcer}, {tropical ulcer}, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]