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Hansen's disease

Hansen's disease noun: the disease leprosy, caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae.

Noun

Hansen's disease (uncountable)

  1. The disease leprosy, caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae.

Origin of Hansen's disease

Named after Norwegian physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841–1912), who in 1873 discovered the bacterium causing the disease.

Questions about Hansen's disease

What does Hansen's disease mean?
Hansen's disease means the disease leprosy, caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae.
What part of speech is Hansen's disease?
Hansen's disease is a noun.

Words near Hansen's disease in the dictionary

  1. Hanselmans
  2. hansels
  3. Hanseman
  4. Hansen
  5. Hansen's bacterium
  6. Hansen's disease
  7. Hansenosis
  8. Hansenotic
  9. Hansenotics
  10. Hansensiasis
  11. Hanseong

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