He's afflicted with leprosy. Don't go near him.
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Leprosy
/ˈlɛpɹəsi/
Synonyms for "leprosy" (157 found)
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Noun(1 words)
hansen's disease
acneacne vulgarisacute articular rheumatismafrican lethargyaguealkali diseaseamebiasisamebic dysenteryanthraxasiatic cholerabacillary dysenterybastard measlesblack deathblack feverblackwater feverbreakbone feverbrucellosisbubonic plaguecachectic fevercerebral rheumatism
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chagres feverchicken poxcholeracowpoxdandy feverdeer fly feverdenguedengue feverdermamycosisdermatitisdermatosis
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diphtheriadumdum feverdysenteryeczemaelephantiasisencephalitis lethargicaenteric feverepitheliomaerysipelaserythemaexanthemfamine feverfive-day feverfluframbesiagerman measlesglandular fevergrippehansenosishaverhill fever
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heat rashhepatitisherpesherpes simplexherpes zosterhistoplasmosishiveshookwormhydrophobiaimpetigoinfantile paralysisinfectious mononucleosisinflammatory rheumatisminfluenzaitchjail feverjungle rotkala azarkissing diseaselepraleptospirosislichenlichen primusloa loaloaiasislockjaw
Noun(1 words)
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lupuslupus vulgarismadnessmalariamalarial fevermarsh fevermeaslesmeningitismiliariamilzbrandmumpsornithosisosteomyelitisparatyphoid feverparotitisparrot feverpemphiguspertussispneumoniapolio
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poliomyelitispolyarthritis rheumatismponosprickly heatpruigoprurituspsittacosispsorarabbit feverrabiesrat-bite feverrelapsing feverrheumatic feverrickettsialpoxringwormrubellarubeolascabiesscarlatinascarlet feverschistosomiasisseptic sore throatshinglesskinskin cancersleeping sicknesssleepy sicknesssmallpoxsnail feversplenic feverspotted feverstrep throatswamp fevertetanustetterthrushtineatrench fevertrench mouthtuberculosistularemiatyphoidtyphoid fevertyphustyphus feverundulant fevervacciniavaricellavariolavenereal diseaseviral dysenterywhooping coughyawsyellow feveryellow jackzonazoster
Noun(1 words)
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3 entriesMore specific
4 entrieslepromatous leprosymultibacillary leprosypaucibacillary leprosytuberculoid leprosy
Collocations
6 entriesHansen's diseaselepromatous leprosyleprosy treatmentmultibacillary leprosypaucibacillary leprosytuberculoid leprosy
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13 total sentences available.
His skin lesions are caused by leprosy.
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The persisting stigma of leprosy often presents a barrier to otherwise highly effective medical treatment.
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According to Kenya's National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Lung Disease Program, the major factor responsible for the large TB disease burden is the concurrent HIV epidemic.
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