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leprosy

noun /lɛprəsi/ 3 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 12 WWF 13
Definitions
noun

chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae

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