leprosy

名词 leprosy:

1. 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
   同义词：Hansen's disease

1. Leprosy is a kind of disease affecting the skin and nerves.
   麻疯病是一种影响皮肤和神经的疾病。
2. There were many people with leprosy around the age of thirty.
   在三十年代有很多麻疯病人。

lep.ro.sy

n.（名词）
A chronic, mildly contagious granulomatous disease of tropical and subtropical regions, caused by the bacillusMycobacterium leprae, characterized by ulcers of the skin, bone, and viscera and leading to loss of sensation, paralysis, gangrene, and deformation.
麻风：一种慢性的、有轻度传染性的肉芽肿疾病，常发生于热带和亚热带地区，由麻风分支杆菌 引起，其特征为，皮肤、骨骼及内脏的溃疡，导致感觉丧失、瘫痪、坏疽及肢体变形

来源：
Middle English lepruse
中古英语 lepruse
from leprus [leprous] * see leprous
源自 leprus [患麻风的，（像）麻风的，引起麻风病的] *参见 leprous

【引伸】
leprot.ic