LEPROSY


Meaning of LEPROSY in English

/ ˈleprəsi; NAmE / noun

[ U ] an infectious disease that causes painful white areas on the skin and can destroy nerves and flesh

—see also leper

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (superseding Middle English lepry ): from leprous + -y .

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