desert sore

sore

 [sor]

a popular term for any lesion of the skin or mucous membrane.

bed sore popular term for pressure ulcer.

canker sore recurrent aphthous stomatitis.

cold s's herpes febrilis.

desert sore a form of tropical phagedenic ulcer seen in desert areas of Africa, Australia, and the Middle East.

pressure sore pressure ulcer.

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de·sert sore

any of a variety of chronic nonspecific cutaneous ulcers, most commonly on the shins, knees, hands, and forearms, and probably a variant of ecthyma, that occur in tropical and desert areas.

Synonym(s): veldt sore

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