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leprosy
/ˈlɛpɹəsi/
noun 5
Collocations
4(noun.)
VERB + LEPROSY
have, suffer from | contract
LEPROSY + NOUN
bacillus | patient, sufferer, victim
Definitions
noun
1
An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, gradually producing nerve damage and patches of skin necrosis and historically handled by permanently quarantining its sufferers.
Then is it surely a leprosy
The great London doctors knew nothing about leprosy and cared less.
2
Similar contagious skin diseases causing light patches of scaly skin, particularly psoriasis, syphilis, vitiligo, scabies, and (biblical) the various diseases considered "tzaraath" in the Old Testament.
3
Anything considered similarly permanent, harmful, and communicable, particularly when such a thing should be handled by avoidance or isolation of its victims.
Sin is a spiritual leprosy.
4
A contagious disease causing similar effects in animals, particularly
5
A contagious disease causing similar effects in animals, particularly
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Then is it surely a leprosy
Wiktionary02
The great London doctors knew nothing about leprosy and cared less.
Wiktionary03
The new drug—diaminodiphenylsulphone... offers the first certain cure... and leprosy can be cured in six months
Wiktionary04
He's afflicted with leprosy. Don't go near him.
Tatoeba · #139018105
His skin lesions are caused by leprosy.
Tatoeba · #557342206
The persisting stigma of leprosy often presents a barrier to otherwise highly effective medical treatment.
Tatoeba · #10921465Usage Notes
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