Leprosy Synonyms

lĕprə-sē
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
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. leprous infection
  2. leprous inflammation
  3. nerve paralysis
  4. Hansen's disease
  5. lepra

Words Related to Leprosy

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. disease
  2. lepromatous
  3. tuberculosis
  4. tuberculoid
  5. sleeping-sickness
  6. multibacillary
  7. typhoid-fever

Leprosy Sentence Examples

  • He succumbed to leprosy on the 15th of April 1889.

  • In the reign of Jehoram, Naaman, the Syrian general, came and was cleansed by the prophet Elisha of leprosy (2 Kings v.).

  • In Medieval Times Garlic was used to treat leprosy.

  • The well of Kildinguie was once resorted to as a specific for leprosy.

  • There is a modern asylum for leprosy at Laugarnes near Reykjavik, and a medical school at Reykjavik, opened in 1876.

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