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leprosy

Leprosy is a 7 letter word which starts with the letter L and ends with the letter Y for which we found 1 definitions.

Definition
(n.) A cutaneous disease which first appears as blebs or as reddish shining slightly prominent spots with spreading edges. These are often followed by an eruption of dark or yellowish prominent nodules frequently producing great deformity. In one variety of the disease anaesthesia of the skin is a prominent symptom. In addition there may be wasting of the muscles falling out of the hair and nails and distortion of the hands and feet with destruction of the bones and joints. It is incurable and is probably contagious.

Syllable Information

The word leprosy is a 7 letter word that has 3 syllable 's . The syllable division for leprosy is: lep-ro-sy


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