■ noun a contagious bacterial disease that affects the skin, mucous membranes, and nerves, causing discoloration and lumps on the skin and, in severe cases, disfigurement and deformities.
Origin
C16 (superseding ME lepry ): from leprous + -y 3 .
■ noun a contagious bacterial disease that affects the skin, mucous membranes, and nerves, causing discoloration and lumps on the skin and, in severe cases, disfigurement and deformities.
Origin
C16 (superseding ME lepry ): from leprous + -y 3 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004