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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 | ||
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