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Hansenosis

Hansenosis noun: the disease leprosy.

Noun

Hansenosis (uncountable)

  1. (dated) The disease leprosy.

Origin of Hansenosis

From Hansen + -osis; see Hansen's disease.

Questions about Hansenosis

What does Hansenosis mean?
Hansenosis means the disease leprosy.
What part of speech is Hansenosis?
Hansenosis is a noun.

Words near Hansenosis in the dictionary

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

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