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hansen's disease

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Noun

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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Synonyms:
leprosy Hansen's disease

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