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tuberculoid leprosy

DEFINITIONS OF: tuberculoid leprosy

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n leprosy characterized by tumors in the skin and cutaneous nerves

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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