leprosy
suomi-englanti sanakirjaleprosy englannista suomeksi
spitaali, lepra
leprosy englanniksi
An infectious disease caused by the bacterium (taxfmt), gradually producing nerve damage and patches of skin necrosis and historically handled by permanently quarantining its sufferers.
1535, (w), (w), (w). 8:3:
- Then is it surely a leprosy
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(ux)
Similar contagious skin diseases causing light patches of scaly skin, particularly psoriasis, syphilis, vitiligo, scabies, and the various diseases considered "tzaraath" in the Testament.
Anything considered similarly permanent, harmful, and communicable, particularly when such a thing should be handled by avoidance or isolation of its victims.
A contagious disease causing similar effects in animals, particularly
(ellipsis of) ''and'' (l), diseases caused in rodents and cats by ''lepraemurium''.
(synonym of) ''and'' (l) in horses.
(synonym of): a place for the housing of lepers in isolation from the rest of society.