tuberculoid leprosy

Definitions of tuberculoid leprosy
  1. noun
    leprosy characterized by tumors in the skin and cutaneous nerves
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    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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