leprosy English

Meaning leprosy meaning

What does leprosy mean?

leprosy

— noun 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 synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as leprosy?

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Hansen’s disease

scabies

mange

lepra

leper

Hansen's disease

skin disease

peripheral nerves

mercy

leprosis

lepriasis

lepra graecorum

lepra borealis

itch

herpes

epidemic

elephantiasis graecorum

dandruff

alphosis

HD

Topics leprosy topics

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Skin disease

• What are the names of specific skin diseases?
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