leprosy

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lep‧ro‧sy/ˈleprəsi/ noun [UNCOUNTABLE]
[date : 1500-1600; Origin : leprous (12-21 centuries), from Late Latin leprosus, from lepra; ⇨ leper]
a very serious infectious disease in which the flesh and nerves are gradually destroyed ⇨ leper

—leprous adjective

noun
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▪ Although the new practices elevated patient morale, they had little effect on the overall structure of the leprosy control program.
▪ And in 1951 Great Britain, for the first time in modern history, made leprosy a reportable disease.
▪ Her hair was disorderly, and the color of her skin was bluish black, which is a sign of incurable leprosy.
▪ In fact leprosy is the least infectious of all the communicable diseases.
▪ In football its an affliction like leprosy.
▪ In order to save her life the doctors stopped the treatment for the leprosy.
▪ There was nearly unanimous support for a national leprosy bill among the fourteen witnesses who testified.
▪ Worldwide, 1. 15 million people suffer from leprosy.