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leprosy

英/lˈɛpɹəsi/
美/ˈɫɛpɹəsi/
01n.

麻疯病, 腐败

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