leprosy
/ˈlɛpɹəsi/
noun
- 1
An infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae.
“The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy.”
- 2
In the Bible, a disease of the skin not conclusively identified, which can also affect clothes and houses.
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