leprosy
31leprosy — (lep ro se) or Hansen s disease A severe disfiguring skin disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae …
32Leprosy — A well known disease, now treatable, but which when untreated caused horrible disfigurement; it was much feared in medieval times when leper colonies were established in out of the way places. Those infected were considered unclean; most feared… …
33leprosy — Synonyms and related words: African lethargy, Asiatic cholera, Chagres fever, German measles, Haverhill fever, acne, acne vulgaris, acute articular rheumatism, ague, alkali disease, amebiasis, amebic dysentery, anthrax, bacillary dysentery,… …
34Leprosy — A chronic disease affecting the skin and nerves. Treated with Agave, Anacardium, Caesalpinia, Calotropis, Casearia, Cassia, Ceiba, Drepanocarpus, Fevillea, Hura, Hydrocotyle, Lantana, Luffa, Momordica, Pentaclethra, Plumbago, Rhizophora, Ricinus …
35leprosy — lep|ro|sy [ˈleprəsi] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: leprous (12 21 centuries), from Late Latin leprosus, from lepra; LEPER] a very serious infectious disease in which the flesh and nerves are gradually destroyed >leprous adj …
36leprosy — lep|ro|sy [ leprəsi ] noun uncount a serious disease that affects the skin, nerves, and bones and can cause people s fingers and toes to fall off …
37leprosy — lep·ro·sy || leprÉ™sɪ n. Hansen s disease, contagious bacterial disease (characterized by ulcerations of the skin, loss of sensation and various deformities) …
38leprosy — noun a contagious bacterial disease that affects the skin, mucous membranes, and nerves, causing discoloration and lumps on the skin and, in severe cases, disfigurement and deformities. Origin C16 (superseding ME lepry): from leprous + y3 …
39leprosy — noun (U) a very serious infectious disease in which the flesh and nerves are gradually destroyed leprous adjective …
40leprosy — lep·ro·sy …
