tropical ulcer

English

Noun

tropical ulcer (countable and uncountable, plural tropical ulcers)

  1. A chronic ulcerative skin lesion, common in tropical climates, thought to be caused by polymicrobial infection by various microorganisms, including mycobacteria.
    • 2013, Richard Flanagan, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Chatto & Windus (2014), page 191:
      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.
    Synonym: jungle rot
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