leprosy

Word Type

n.

leprosy Meaning Definition

A cutaneous disease which first appears as blebs or as reddish, shining, slightly prominent spots, with spreading edges. These are often followed by an eruption of dark or yellowish prominent nodules, frequently producing great deformity. In one variety of the disease, anaesthesia of the skin is a prominent symptom. In addition there may be wasting of the muscles, falling out of the hair and nails, and distortion of the hands and feet with destruction of the bones and joints. It is incurable, and is probably contagious.

Synonyms for leprosy

African lethargy,Asiatic cholera,Chagres fever,German measles,Haverhill fever,acne,acne vulgaris,acute articular rheumatism,ague,alkali disease,amebiasis,amebic dysentery,anthrax,bacillary dysentery,bastard measles,black death,black fever,blackwater fever,breakbone fever,brucellosis,bubonic plague,cachectic fever,cerebral rheumatism,chicken pox,cholera,cowpox,dandy fever,deer fly fever,dengue,dengue fever,dermamycosis,dermatitis,dermatosis,diphtheria,dumdum fever,dysentery,eczema,elephantiasis,encephalitis lethargica,enteric fever,epithelioma,erysipelas,erythema,exanthem,famine fever,five-day fever,flu,frambesia,glandular fever,grippe,hansenosis,heat rash,hepatitis,herpes,herpes simplex,herpes zoster,histoplasmosis,hives,hookworm,hydrophobia,impetigo,infantile paralysis,infectious mononucleosis,inflammatory rheumatism,influenza,itch,jail fever,jungle rot,kala azar,kissing disease,lepra,leptospirosis,lichen,lichen primus,loa loa,loaiasis,lockjaw,lupus,lupus vulgaris,madness,malaria,malarial fever,marsh fever,measles,meningitis,miliaria,milzbrand,mumps,ornithosis,osteomyelitis,paratyphoid fever,parotitis,parrot fever,pemphigus,pertussis,pneumonia,polio,poliomyelitis,polyarthritis rheumatism,ponos,prickly heat,pruigo,pruritus,psittacosis,psora,rabbit fever,rabies,rat-bite fever,relapsing fever,rheumatic fever,rickettsialpox,ringworm,rubella,rubeola,scabies,scarlatina,scarlet fever,schistosomiasis,septic sore throat,shingles,skin cancer,sleeping sickness,sleepy sickness,smallpox,snail fever,splenic fever,spotted fever,strep throat,swamp fever,tetanus,tetter,thrush,tinea,trench fever,trench mouth,tuberculosis,tularemia,typhoid,typhoid fever,typhus,typhus fever,undulant fever,vaccinia,varicella,variola,venereal disease,viral dysentery,whooping cough,yaws,yellow fever,yellow jack,zona,zoster

Synonym Search Links for leprosy

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