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Leprosy — A chronic granulomatous infection caused by a bacillus (bacterium) that affects various areas of the body, particularly the skin and nerves. (Granulomas are inflammatory nodules that are usually small, granular, firm, and persistent.) The… … Medical dictionary
Leprosy — For the Hebrew Bible term and its varied meanings, see Tzaraath. For other uses, see Leprosy (disambiguation). Leprosy Classification and external resources A 24 year old man infected with leprosy. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
leprosy — Hansen s disease; n. a chronic disease, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, that affects the skin, mucous membranes, and nerves. It is confined mainly to the tropics and is transmitted by direct contact. After an incubation period of… … The new mediacal dictionary
Лепра (Leprosy), Болезнь Хансена (Hansen 'S Disease) — хроническое заболевание, вызываемое бактериями вида Mycobacterium leprae; эти бактерии поражают кожу, слизистые оболочки и нервы в организме человека. Чаще всего данное заболевание встречается в тропиках; передается оно при непосредственном… … Медицинские термины
uncharacteristic leprosy — indeterminate l … Medical dictionary
ЛЕПРА, БОЛЕЗНЬ ХАНСЕНА — (Hansen s disease) хроническое заболевание, вызываемое бактериями вида Mycobacterium leprae; эти бактерии поражают кожу, слизистые оболочки и нервы в организме человека. Чаще всего данное заболевание встречается в тропиках; передается оно при… … Толковый словарь по медицине
List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… … Wikipedia
List of fictional diseases — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. This article is a list of fictional diseases nonexistent, named medical conditions… … Wikipedia
List of Indian inventions — [ thumb|200px|right|A hand propelled wheel cart, Indus Valley Civilization (3000–1500 BCE). Housed at the National Museum, New Delhi.] [ 200px|thumb|Explanation of the sine rule in Yuktibhasa .] List of Indian inventions details significant… … Wikipedia
MOSES — (Heb. מֹשֶׁה; LXX, Mōusēs; Vulg. Moyses), leader, prophet, and lawgiver (set in modern chronology in the first half of the 13th century B.C.E.). Commissioned to take the Israelites out of Egypt, Moses led them from his 80th year to his death at… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
