| NOUN | state | leprosy, Hansen's disease | chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions |
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| Sounds | leh'prahsiy | |
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| Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... | |
| 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 | |
| Parts | erythema nodosum leprosum, ENL | An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Spanish | lepra | |
| Catalan | lepra | |
| Adjectives | leprous | relating to or resembling or having leprosy |
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