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Definition of
leprosy noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
leprosy
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈlɛprəsi
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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an infectious disease that causes painful white areas on the skin and can destroy nerves and flesh
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