| malabar | 1. <geography> A region in the western part of the Peninsula of India, between the mountains and the sea. 2. <botany> Malabar nut, the seed of an East Indian acanthaceous shrub, the Adhatoda Vasica, sometimes used medicinally. (28 Oct 1998) |
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| Malabar itch | An eruption consisting of a number of concentric rings of overlapping scales forming papulosquamous patches scattered over the body; it occurs in tropical climates and is caused by the fungus Trichophyton concentricum. Synonym: herpes desquamans, Malabar itch, Oriental ringworm, scaly ringworm, tinea tropicalis, Tokelau ringworm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Malabar leprosy | <medicine> A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an elephant's hide. Origin: L, fr. Gr, from, an elephant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |