mother yaw


yaw

 [yaw] 1. a lesion of yaws.2. the deviation of an object from its usual path (see illustration).Effect of yaw on wounding potential. Yawing is the deviation of a bullet in its longitudinal axis from the straight line of flight. Modified from Swan and Swan, 1980.mother yaw the initial cutaneous lesion of yaws; called also frambesioma.

moth·er yaw

a large granulomatous lesion, considered to be the primary inoculation lesion in yaws, most commonly present on the hand, leg, or foot. Synonym(s): buba madre, frambesioma, protopianoma
The initial lesion of yaws, which develops after a 3–5-week incubation of Treponema pallidum pertinue; the lesion is characterised by papules on the extremities, usually the legs, that enlarge to papillomas and eventually ulcerate

moth·er yaw

(mŏth'ĕr yaw) A large granulomatous lesion, considered to be the initial lesion in yaws, most commonly present on the hand, leg, or foot.
Synonym(s): buba madre, frambesioma.