 leprosy |
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| 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: | Hansen's_disease | |
| Related terms: | infectious_disease tuberculoid_leprosy lepromatous_leprosy enl | |
| Similar spelling: |
leprous leprose leapfrog |
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