a contagious disease common in Africa and South East Asia which first affects the skin, and then affects the bones
Also called: yaws
pian in American English
(piˈæn, -ˈɑːn, pjɑːn)
noun
Pathology
yaws
Derived forms
pianic
adjective
Word origin
[1795–1805; ‹ F pians, said to be ‹ Tupi]This word is first recorded in the period 1795–1805. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: crunch, mannerism, sensitivity, steeplechase, wrecker