Noun: leprosy le-pru-see
- 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
"His body was deformed by leprosy";
- Hansen's disease
Derived forms: leprosies
Type of: infectious disease
Encyclopedia: Leprosy, lepromatous