Meaning | 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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Synonym | Hansen's disease |
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Parts | erythema nodosum leprosum, ENL | An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face |
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Narrower | lepromatous leprosy | A very serious form of leprosy characterized by lesions that spread over much of the body and affecting many systems of the body |
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tuberculoid leprosy | leprosy characterized by tumors in the skin and cutaneous nerves |
Broader | infectious disease | A disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact |
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Spanish | lepra |
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Catalan | lepra |
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Adjectives | leprous | relating to or resembling or having leprosy |
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