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1. ((used with a sing. v.)) yaws
an infectious tropical disease, primarily of children, characterized by raspberrylike eruptions of the skin and caused by a spirochete, Treponema pertenue.
Etymology: (1670–80; < Jamaican Creole)
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1. (noun) yaws, frambesia, framboesia
an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
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1. (noun) yaws
a disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as framboesia, pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. yaws
A systemic non-venereal infection of the tropics caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue.
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