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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]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Boil \Boil\, n. [Influenced by boil, v. See {Beal}, {Bile}.]
A hard, painful, inflamed tumor, which, on suppuration,
discharges pus, mixed with blood, and discloses a small
fibrous mass of dead tissue, called the core.
[1913 Webster]
{A blind boil}, one that suppurates imperfectly, or fails to
come to a head.
{Delhi boil} (Med.), a peculiar affection of the skin,
probably parasitic in origin, prevailing in India (as
among the British troops) and especially at Delhi.
[1913 Webster]