leprosy

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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 (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
Hansen's disease
• Derivationally related forms:
leprous
• Hypernyms:
infectious disease
• Hyponyms:
tuberculoid leprosy, lepromatous leprosy
• Part Meronyms:
erythema nodosum leprosum, ENL