Synonyms for leprosy
ˈlɛp rə silep·rosy

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1. leprosynoun

   Synonyms:
   Hansens disease, mesel

2. leprosynoun

   An infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae.

   The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy.

   Synonyms:
   Hansens disease, mesel

3. leprosynoun

   In the Bible, a disease of the skin not conclusively identified, which can also affect clothes and houses.

   Synonyms:
   Hansens disease, mesel

Princeton's WordNet

1. leprosy, Hansen's diseasenoun

   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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1. List of paraphrases for "leprosy":

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1. Asken Sinaga:

   These are not just worries. If we compare the data... this shows the efforts have gone down last year although this is inevitable due to COVID-19, we hope the government can keep its attention on leprosy despite its current priority on COVID-19.

2. Paulus Manek:

   We’re not going all out to prevent leprosy, the contacts are not traced. Even though the government has good regulations in place, enforcement on the ground is patchy.

3. Kimberley Hockings:

   Treating leprosy in humans is relatively straightforward, especially if it's diagnosed early enough, but for animals that aren't habituated to humans, such as these particular populations, it's very difficult to administer antibiotics. There are constraints to treating animals for leprosy and we have to consider the ethical implications of darting chimpanzees, so that makes the question of treatment a complicated one.

4. David Scollard:

   If leprosy is not controlled in the world, we'll continue to see it in immigration.

5. Pemmaraju Ranganadha:

   Leprosy still exists, [But it] is getting limited to a small number of countries.