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leprosy

lep·ro·sy

leprosy

 
pronunciation:
le pr si
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part of speech: noun
definition: a progressive disease caused by bacterial infection that affects skin and nerves and produces ulcerations, swelling, spreading anesthesia, and loss of fingers and toes.
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  disease, nerve