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1. (n.) leprosy
a chronic, slowly progressing, usu. mildly infectious disease caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae, marked by destruction of tissue and loss of sensation and characterized in persons with poor resistance by numerous inflamed skin nodules and in persons with better resistance by local areas of firm, dry patches.
Etymology: (1525–35)
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1. (noun) leprosy, Hansen's disease
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
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1. (noun) LEPROSY
a cutaneous disease which first appears as blebs or as reddish, shining, slightly prominent spots, with spreading edges. These are often followed by an eruption of dark or yellowish prominent nodules, frequently producing great deformity. In one variety of the disease, anaesthesia of the skin is a prominent symptom. In addition there may be wasting of the muscles, falling out of the hair and nails, and distortion of the hands and feet with destruction of the bones and joints. It is incurable, and is probably contagious
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. LEPROSY
A chronic granulomatous infection caused by MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE. The granulomatous lesions are manifested in the skin, the mucous membranes, and the peripheral nerves. Two polar or principal types are lepromatous and tuberculoid.
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Sense: a contagious skin disease, causing serious and permanent damage to the body, including loss of fingers, nose etc.
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 Afrikaans: melaatsheid |
 Arabic: بَرَص، جُذام |
 Bulgarian: проказа |
 Brazilian: lepra |
 Czech: lepra |
 German: die Lepra |
 Danish: spedalskhed |
 Greek: λέπρα |
 Spanish: lepra |
 Estonian: pidalitõbi |
 Farsi: جذام |
 Finnish: spitaali |
 French: lèpre |
 Hebrew: צָרַעַת |
 Hindi: कोढ़, कुष्ट रोग |
 Croatian: guba |
 Hungarian: lepra |
 Indonesian: kusta |
 Icelandic: holdsveiki |
 Italian: lebbra |
 Japanese: ハンセン病 |
 Korean: 나병 |
 Lithuanian: raupsai |
 Latvian: lepra, spitālība |
 Malay: penyakit kusta |
 Dutch: melaatsheid |
 Norwegian: spedalskhet |
 Polish: trąd |
 Persian: جذام |
 Pashto: د جذام ناروغى |
 Portuguese: lepra |
 Romanian: lepră |
 Russian: проказа |
 Slovak: lepra |
 Slovenian: gobavost |
 Serbian: guba |
 Swedish: spetälska |
 Thai: โรคเรื้อน |
 Turkish: cüzzam |
 Taiwanese: 痲瘋病 |
 Ukrainian: проказа |
 Urdu: برص، کوڑھ |
 Vietnamese: bệnh hủi |
 Chinese: 麻风病 |
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