Hansen's disease en · NOUN
Etymology
Named after Norwegian physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841–1912), who in 1873 discovered the bacterium causing the disease.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The disease leprosy, caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae.
Translations (8)
uk хвороба Гансена (Hansen's disease (only translations that use the name Hansen somehow) — see also leprosy) · el νόσος του Χάνσεν (Hansen's disease (only translations that use the name Hansen somehow) — see also leprosy) · cmn 漢生病 /汉生病 (Hansen's disease (only translations that use the name Hansen somehow) — see also leprosy) · ko 한센병 (Hansen's disease (only translations that use the name Hansen somehow) — see also leprosy) · ja ハンセン病 (Hansen's disease (only translations that use the name Hansen somehow) — see also leprosy) · pt hanseníase (Hansen's disease (only translations that use the name Hansen somehow) — see also leprosy) · fr maladie de Hansen (Hansen's disease (only translations that use the name Hansen somehow) — see also leprosy) · bg болест на Хансен (Hansen's disease (only translations that use the name Hansen somehow) — see also leprosy)