bej·el 
(bĕjəl)
(bĕjəl)n.
A nonvenereal form of syphilis that is endemic primarily among children in the Middle East and North Africa, characterized by mouth and skin lesions and destruction of long bone tissue, and caused by a strain of the spirochete Treponema pallidum that is transmitted by mouth-to-mouth contact or shared utensils.
[Colloquial Arabic bajal.]
- multilingual
- multilingualism
- multilocular
- multimedia
- multimeter
- multimillionaire
- multinational
- multinationalism
- multinomial
- multinomial theorem
- multinuclear
- multinucleate
- multinucleated
- multipara
- multiparity
- multiparous
- multipartite
- multiparty
- multiplayer
- multiple
- multiple allele
- multiple-choice
- multiple factor
- multiple fruit
- multiple myeloma