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• The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy.From the entry smallpox
• Lepromatoid or lepromatous leprosy is distinguished from tuberculoid leprosy by the greater diffusion of skin complaints.From the entry lepromatoid
• Leprosy is caused by a mycobacterial infection.From the entry mycobacterial
• Thanks to club grants, 81 people affected by leprosy have received operations.2003, The Rotarian, page 42. From the entry glaucometer
• Vincent de Paul, gave an illustrated lecture on leprosy to Sisters, students, and guests.1938 May, “Hospital Activities”, in Hospital Progress, volume XIX, number 5, page 32A, column 1. From the entry visitatrix
• A glaucometer, blood sugar testing equipment, and a folding wheelchair have also been donated to a leprosy hospital.2003, The Rotarian, page 42. From the entry glaucometer
• Do not treat for leprosy unless the diagnosis is established.1973, Anthony Bryceson et al., Leprosy for Students of Medicine, page 40. From the entry leprophobia
• He has been an Army medico since the Spanish War, active student of X-ray leprosy treatments and degassing processes.1929 April 8, Time. From the entry medico
• Another drug, clofazimine, used more than a century ago to treat leprosy, may be effective against autoimmune disorders like multiple sclerosis and psoriasis.2009 April 28, Kate Murphy, “With Aid of Drug Library, New Remedies From Old”, in New York Times. From the entry clofazimine
• Porcine measles, thought by classical writers to be leprosy, is actually the result of tapeworm cysts which cause ulcerations of the pig's tongue.1992, Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat, translated by Anthea Bell, The History of Food, page 416. From the entry measles

Meaning of leprosy

1. noun An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, gradually producing nerve damage and patches of skin necrosis and historically handled by permanently quarantining its sufferers.
2. noun Similar contagious skin diseases causing light patches of scaly skin, particularly psoriasis, syphilis, vitiligo, scabies, and (biblical) the various diseases considered "tzaraath" in the Old Testament.
3. noun Anything considered similarly permanent, harmful, and communicable, particularly when such a thing should be handled by avoidance or isolation of its victims.

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How do you use leprosy in a sentence?

Leprosy is used as a noun. For example: “Sin is a spiritual leprosy.”

What is a short sentence with leprosy?

“Sin is a spiritual leprosy.”

What does leprosy mean?

Leprosy means an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, gradually producing nerve damage and patches of skin necrosis and historically handled by permanently quarantining its sufferers.