LEPROSY
Scrabble letter values: L1E1P3R1O1S1Y4 = 12
Definition
- noun chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions. — synonyms: Hansen's_disease
Examples
- “characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts”
- “caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae”
- “The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy.”