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leprosy

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lepr?sia.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: l?p'r?-s?, IPA(key): /?l?p??si/

Noun

leprosy (usually uncountable, plural leprosies)

  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.

Synonyms

  • (infectious disease): Hansen's disease, mesel

Derived terms

  • antileprosy

Related terms

  • leper
  • leprous
  • leprotic
  • lepromatic
  • lepromatous
  • lepromatoid

Translations

References

  • “leprosy” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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albinism

English

Etymology

albino +? -ism

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?ælb??n?z?m/

Noun

albinism (countable and uncountable, plural albinisms)

  1. Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.
    Synonym: albinoism

Antonyms

  • melanism

Related terms

  • albino

Translations

See also

  • axanthism
  • leucism
  • vitiligo

Anagrams

  • minilabs

Romanian

Etymology

From French albinisme

Noun

albinism n (uncountable)

  1. albinism

Declension

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