English Explanatory Dictionary

Buruli ulcer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of ulcer caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium ulcerans.

Word forms

Buruli ulcer Buruli ulcers

Etymology

Named after a county of Uganda where important foci of the disease were studied.

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