See Also: Oriental ulcer(medicine)
oriental(medicine)
oriental(dictionary)
ORIENTAL INV(finance)
Lai Lai Oriental Express(tourism)
Logone Oriental(tourism)
Mandarin Oriental(tourism)
Mindoro Oriental(tourism)
Misamis Oriental(tourism)
Negros Oriental(tourism)

lias (iou) and Oriental ulcer (medicine)


lias (iou)



lias noun. In sense 1 orig. lyas; in sense 2 usu. Lias. LME.
[Old French liais hard limestone, prob. from lie LEE noun2.]
1. A kind of blue argillaceous limestone rock, esp. as it occurs in SW England. LME.
2. Geology. the Lias, a series of fossiliferous strata forming the lowest division of the Jurassic system, and including blue argillaceous limestones. E19.
liassic adjective (Geology) of or pertaining to the Lias M19.

Oriental ulcer (medicine)


Oriental ulcer


The lesion occurring in cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Synonym: Oriental sore.