Baghdad boil
noun
Bagh·dad boil
ˈbag-ˌdad- 
: cutaneous leishmaniasis
Iran makes basic childhood vaccines and is struggling to make one against leishmaniasis, a sandfly-borne disease that caused the painful "Baghdad boil" that afflicted the first American troops in Iraq …—
Donald J. McNeil Jr., The New York Times
Donald J. McNeil Jr., The New York TimesCite this Entry
“Baghdad boil.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Baghdad%20boil. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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