leprosy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɛpɹəsi/
- lěp'rə-sē
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Norman leprosie, from Middle French leprosie (“leprosy & similar skin diseases”), probably from leprous (“leprous”) + -ie (“-y”) but possibly from Medieval Latin leprōsia (leprōsus + -ia) although this only historically attested in reference to leprosariums. The shift of sense from psoriasis to Hansen's disease occurred in large part from the use of λέπρα (lépra) to translate Hebrew צרעת (“tzaraath”) in the Septuagint and its subsequent use in the New Testament and Late Latin.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, gradually producing nerve damage and patches of skin necrosis and historically handled by permanently quarantining its sufferers.
The great London doctors knew nothing about leprosy and cared less.
1925, Frank Harris, My Life and Loves, volume III, page 183:Ten words exactly. After ten it's extra. You see, Daddy thinks of these things. If I had leprosy, there'd be a cable: "Gee, kid, tough. Sincerely hope nose doesn't fall off. Love."
1972, Jay Presson Allen, Cabaret, spoken by Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli):Then is it surely a leprosy
1535, Myles Coverdale, Bible, Lev. 8:3The new drug—diaminodiphenylsulphone... offers the first certain cure... and leprosy can be cured in six months
1954, Elspeth J. Huxley, Four Guineas, page 267:
- (dated, proscribed, uncountable, usually) Similar contagious skin diseases causing light patches of scaly skin, particularly psoriasis, syphilis, vitiligo, scabies, and (biblical) the various diseases considered "tzaraath" in the Old Testament.
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(figuratively, uncountable, usually) Anything considered similarly permanent, harmful, and communicable, particularly when such a thing should be handled by avoidance or isolation of its victims.
Sin is a spiritual leprosy.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, qualifier:veterenary medicine, uncountable, usually) A contagious disease causing similar effects in animals, particularly ▸ Ellipsis of murine leprosy or feline leprosy (“diseases caused in rodents and cats by Mycobacterium lepraemurium”).
- (obsolete, qualifier:veterenary medicine, uncountable, usually) A contagious disease causing similar effects in animals, particularly ▸ Synonym of mange and glanders in horses.
- (obsolete, rare, uncountable, usually) Synonym of leprosarium: a place for the housing of lepers in isolation from the rest of society.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| leprosies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
plague · pox · curse · affliction
Deriveds
rat leprosy · lepromatous leprosy · histoid leprosy · antileprosy · leprosylike · leprosy village · leprosity · Arabian leprosy · nodular leprosy · leprotic · white leprosy · lepromatoid leprosy · tuberculoid leprosy · leprophobia · leprosy bacilus · paucibacillary leprosy · fretting leprosy · leprosied · Greek leprosy · murine leprosy · neural leprosy · feline leprosy · bastard leprosy · leproid · multibacillary leprosy · leprostatic · antileprotic
Hyponyms
tuberculoid leprosy · vitiligo · paucibacillary leprosy · melas · multibacillary leprosy · alphos · lepromatous leprosy · histoid leprosy · lepromatoid leprosy · leuce
Relateds
leprologic · lepromatoid · lepromatic · leprous · leprology · leper · leproma · leprologist · lepromatous · leprological · tetter
Synonyms
measles (disease caused by M. leprae) · Greek lepra (disease caused by M. leprae) · Hansensiasis (disease caused by M. leprae) · Greek elephantiasis (disease caused by M. leprae) · mesel (disease caused by M. leprae) · lepra (disease caused by M. leprae) · leprosity (disease caused by M. leprae) · bastard scurvy (disease caused by M. leprae) · Hansen's disease (disease caused by M. leprae) · leper (disease caused by M. leprae) · mange and glanders in horses · elephantiasis (disease caused by M. leprae) · leprosarium · Greek leprosy (disease caused by M. leprae)
Translations (152)
haw maʻi aliʻi (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · kk алапес (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · my နူနာ (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ru прока́за (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · haw maʻi Pākē (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · it lebbra (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · mi mumutu (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · th กุฏฐัง (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · sh gȕba (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · cmn 麻風病 /麻风病 or 痲瘋病 /痳疯病 (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · srn bwasi (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · fi lepra (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · tr cüzzam (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · cmn 癩病 /癞病 (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · be стру́пля (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · tr lepra (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · grc λέπρα (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · is líkþrá (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · qu sisu (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · kl pupinneq (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ms kusta (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · oc lepra (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · qu lliqti unquy (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · mk лепра (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · mi mate ngerengere (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · jam cocobay (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · tsg ipul (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · th เรื้อน (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · sa कुष्ठरोग (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · pa ਕੋਢ਼ (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · pl trąd (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · bn কুষ্ঠ (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · uk ле́пра (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · si ලාදුරු (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · fa لری (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ckb گولی (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · nl melaatsheid (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ja 癩病 (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · km ឃ្លង់ (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ca lepra (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · da spedalskhed (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · dv ޖުޒާމު ބަލި (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · jv ꦏꦸꦱ꧀ꦠ (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · arz جذام (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · pt lepra (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · cs lepra (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · fo líktrá (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ka კეთრი (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · cu проказа (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · mn уяман (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · mi takewhenua (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · sh prokaza (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · tg махав (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · no lepra (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · lt raupsai (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · id lepra (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · fr lèpre (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · id kusta (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · sat ᱢᱩᱰᱨᱩᱡ ᱟᱡᱟᱨ (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · mi mate tūhawaiki (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · th ไทกอ (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · uz moxov (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · cy gwahanglwyf (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ln maba (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ota پیس (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ur جذام (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · te కుష్టు వ్యాధి (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ml കുഷ്ഠം (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · el λέπρα (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · gu કોઢ (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ro lepră (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · cmn 麻风病 (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · uk прока́за (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · fa خوره (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · sw ukoma (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ms penyakit kusta (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · qu şişu (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · zza cuzzam (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · hi कुष्ठरोग (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · bg прока́за (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · my အရေပြားရောဂါ (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · gl lepra (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ga lobhra (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · bn কুঠ (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ast llepra (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · gl laceira (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · id penyakit kusta (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · de Aussatz (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · lv lepra (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · hil arô (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · kn ಕುಷ್ಠ (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · haw maʻi hoʻokaʻawale (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · fa جذام (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ug ماخاۋ (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · hy բոր (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · haw maʻi lēpela (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · hu lepra (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · su ᮊᮥᮞ᮪ᮒ (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · hi कोढ़ (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ang hrēofl (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · bjn kudung (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · de Lepra (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ta தொழு நோய் (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · tl ketong (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · sv lepra (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · fa داءالاسد (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · vi hủi (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · he צרעת (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · th ขี้เรื้อน (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ceb lansaro (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · et pidalitõbi (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ja ハンセン病 (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · be прака́за (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · th ขี้ทูด (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · az cüzam (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · my အနာကြီးရောဂါ (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · haw lēpela (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · sv spetälska (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · vi phong (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · pl lepra (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · min kusta (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · vo leprad (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · cs malomocenství (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · hi कुष्ठ (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · eo lepro (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ar جُذَام (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · mrw koliyo (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · mrw bowa (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · vi cùi (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · nl lepra (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · mi tuwhenua (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · km ព្យាធិ៍ (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · arz برص (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · no spedalskhet (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ik auyugaqtuaq (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · mrw bakataw (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · tr miskin hastalığı (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ru ле́пра (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · hy բորոտություն (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · fi spitaali (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ko 나병 (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · bo མཛེ་ནད (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · sq gërbulë (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · bcl kagitsi (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · got 𐌸𐍂𐌿𐍄𐍃𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌻 (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · ik kiḷḷiġruaq (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · es lepra (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · kmr girrew (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · fo spitalskusjúka (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · la lepra (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · is holdsveiki (infectious disease caused by M. leprae) · fa لوری (infectious disease caused by M. leprae)