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  • 1. leprosy
  • Rhymes with Lepromatous-leprosy
Table of Contents
  • 1. leprosy
  • Rhymes with Lepromatous-leprosy
Synonyms
Etymology

1. leprosy

noun. ['ˈlɛprəsi'] 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

  • erythema nodosum leprosum
  • infectious disease
  • ENL
  • Hansen's disease
  • lepromatous leprosy

Etymology

  • leprosia (Latin)

Rhymes with Lepromatous Leprosy

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