desert sore
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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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