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lepromatous leprosy

DEFINITIONS OF: lepromatous leprosy

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n a very serious form of leprosy characterized by lesions that spread over much of the body and affecting many systems of the body

Type of:
Hansen's disease, leprosy
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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