What does "sibbens" mean?

A contagious disease, once endemic in Scotland, resembling the yaws and marked by ulceration of the throat and nose and by pustules and soft fungous excrescences upon the surface of the body.

What is a synonym for "sibbens"?

Common synonyms include: bejel.

Sibbens

noun

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Noun

1
A contagious disease, once endemic in Scotland, resembling the yaws and marked by ulceration of the throat and nose and by pustules and soft fungous excrescences upon the surface of the body. uncountable

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bejel

Etymology

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