hansen's_disease | ||
1. | [ noun ] (medicine) chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae | |
Synonyms: | leprosy | |
Related terms: | infectious_disease tuberculoid_leprosy lepromatous_leprosy enl | |