zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis
n.
An acute form of cutaneous leishmaniasis occurring among people living in rural areas near infected rodents and characterized by rapidly developing skin lesions that become severely inflamed, with moist necrotizing sores that often leave disfiguring scars.rural leishmaniasis wet leishmaniasis
Nearby words
zoomorphism, zoon, zoonal, zoonosis, zoonotic, zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis, zoonotic potential, zooparasite, zoophagous, zoophile, zoophilia
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.