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Definitions for Leprosy
[1] a chronic, mildly infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, affecting the peripheral nervous system, skin, and nasal mucosa and variously characterized by ulcerations, tubercular nodules, and loss of sensation that sometimes leads to traumatic amputation of the anesthetized part.
[2] pathol a chronic infectious disease occurring mainly in tropical and subtropical regions, characterized by the formation of painful inflamed nodules beneath the skin and disfigurement and wasting of affected parts, caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae Also called: Hansen's disease
Words nearby Leprosy
lepromin, lepromin test, leprosarium, leprose, leprostatic, leprosy, leprous, lepsius, leptin, leptis magna, lepto
Origin of Leprosy
1525–35; perhaps < Medieval Latin leprōsia (recorded only as synonym for leprosarium) < Greek léprōs(is ) leprosy + -ia -y3
Other words from Leprosy
lep·rot·ic [le-prot -ik] /lɛˈprɒt ɪk/ , adjective
an·ti·lep·ro·sy , adjective
lep′ rous (lĕp′ rəs ) null adj.
Word origin for Leprosy
C16: from leprous + -y ³