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tuberculoid leprosy
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | tuberculoid leprosy - leprosy characterized by tumors in the skin and cutaneous nervesHansen'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 |
EncyclopediaSeeleprosytuberculoid leprosy
tu·ber·cu·loid lep·ro·sya benign, stable, and resistant form of the disease in which the lepromin reaction is strongly positive and in which the lesions are erythematous, insensitive, infiltrated plaques with clear-cut edges. Synonym(s): nodular leprosy, smooth leprosytu·ber·cu·loid lep·ro·sy (tū-bĕr'kyū-loyd lep'rŏ-sē) A benign, stable, and resistant form of leprosy in which the lepromin reaction is strongly positive and in which the lesions are erythematous, insensitive, infiltrated plaques with distinct edges.
Synonym(s): nodular leprosy. tuberculoid leprosy
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