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Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - leprosy

 
 

Leprosy

leprosy
n. 1 a contagious bacterial disease that affects the skin, mucous membranes, and nerves, causing disfigurement. Also called HANSEN'S DISEASE. 2 moral corruption or contagion. Etymology: LEPROUS + -Y(3)
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  noun Etymology: Middle English lepruse, from leprous Date: 15th century a chronic infectious disease caused by a mycobacterium (Mycobacterium leprae) affecting especially the skin and peripheral nerves and characterized by the formation of nodules or macules that enlarge and spread accompanied by loss of sensation with eventual paralysis, wasting of muscle, and production of deformities, a morally or spiritually harmful influence, leprotic adjective ...
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