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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lep•ro•sy /ˈlɛprəsi/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Pathologyan infectious disease in which the skin and tissue of the body is destroyed and there is a loss of sensation.
lep•rous, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lep•ro•sy (lep′rə sē),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]- Pathologya chronic, mildly infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, affecting the peripheral nervous system, skin, and nasal mucosa and variously characterized by ulcerations, tubercular nodules, and loss of sensation that sometimes leads to traumatic amputation of the anesthetized part. Also called Hansen's disease.
- Greek léprōs(is) leprosy + -ia -y3
- Medieval Latin leprōsia (recorded only as synonym for leprosarium)
- 1525–35; perh.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: leprosy /ˈlɛprəsɪ/ n - a chronic infectious disease occurring mainly in tropical and subtropical regions, characterized by the formation of painful inflamed nodules beneath the skin and disfigurement and wasting of affected parts, caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae
Etymology: 16th Century: from leprous + -y³ |