yaws (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *yaws*:
NOUN	state	yaws, frambesia, framboesia	an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages / stages

English > *yaws*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	An infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages / stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions.
Synonyms	frambesia, framboesia
Broader	infectious disease	A disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
Spanish	buba, frambesia, framboesia, pian, pián, tonga
Catalan	frambesia, frambèsia, framboesia, pian

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