Military and medical slang for tropical ulcer — a painful, rapidly spreading skin infection caused by bacterial or fungal agents in hot, humid environments.
Military and medical slang for tropical ulcer — a painful, rapidly spreading skin infection caused by bacterial or fungal agents in hot, humid environments. Common among soldiers and others living in tropical conditions without adequate hygiene. The term is particularly associated with WWII Pacific and Southeast Asian campaigns.
The unit's medical officer was treating half a dozen men for jungle rot by the second week.
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(medicine, slang) tropical ulcer.
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