English noun: leprosy | |||
1. | leprosy (state) 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 | ||
Synonyms | Hansen's disease | ||
Broader (hypernym) | infectious disease | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | lepromatous leprosy, tuberculoid leprosy | ||
Part holonym | ENL, erythema nodosum leprosum | ||