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lepromatous leprosy
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | lepromatous leprosy - a very serious form of leprosy characterized by lesions that spread over much of the body and affecting many systems of the bodyHansen's disease, leprosy - 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 |
lepromatous leprosy
lepromatous leprosy[lə¦prä·məd·əs ′lep·rə·sē] (medicine) A severely debilitating form of Hansen's disease characterized by the presence of multiple nodular lesions (lepromata) on the skin. lepromatous leprosy
lep·rom·a·tous lep·ro·sya form of leprosy in which nodular cutaneous lesions are infiltrated, have ill-defined borders, and are bacteriologically positive; the lepromin test is negative, that is, the immunologic mechanism of the patient is not responsive to the Mycobacterium leprae infection.lep·rom·a·tous lep·ro·sy (lep-rō'mă-tŭs lep'rŏ-sē) A form of leprosy in which nodular cutaneous lesions are infiltrated, have ill-defined borders, and are bacteriologically positive. lepromatous leprosy A severe form of HANSEN'S DISEASE in people with reduced cell-mediated immunity to the causal organism Mycobacterium leprae and widespread dissemination of the organism.lepromatous leprosy
Words related to lepromatous leprosynoun a very serious form of leprosy characterized by lesions that spread over much of the body and affecting many systems of the bodyRelated Words |