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Definition of leprosy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

leprosy

noun
 
/ˈleprəsi/
 
/ˈleprəsi/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a disease that causes painful white areas on the skin and can destroy nerves, muscles, etc. see also leperTopics Health problemsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + leprosy
    • have
    leprosy + noun
    • bacillus
    • patient
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    Word Originmid 16th cent. (superseding Middle English lepry): from leprous + -y.
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