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Noun: frambesia  fram'bee-zhu
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: framboesia)
  1. An infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages, marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
    "frambesia is most commonly found in warm, humid regions";
    - yaws, framboesia [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: frambesias

Type of: infectious disease

Encyclopedia: Frambesia