leprosy
(noun)
noun
1. chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae
Definition categories: state
Sentences with leprosy as a noun:
- The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy.