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pian
pian (ˈpaɪən) n (Medicine) med a contagious disease common in Africa and South East Asia which first affects the skin, and then affects the bones. Also called: yaws
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yaws (yawz), An infectious tropical disease caused by Treponema pertenue and characterized by the development of crusted granulomatous ulcers on the extremities; may involve bone, but, unlike syphilis, does not produce central nervous system or cardiovascular pathology.
See also: nonvenereal syphilis. Synonym(s): boubas, frambesia tropica, granuloma tropicum, mycosis framboesioides, pian, zymotic papilloma [of Caribbean origin; similar to Calinago yaya, the disease] yaws (yawz) An infectious tropical disease caused by Treponema pertenue and characterized by the development of crusted granulomatous ulcers on the extremities; may involve bone, but, unlike syphilis, does not cause central nervous system or cardiovascular damage.
Synonym(s): boubas, bubas, frambesia, granuloma tropicum, pian, rupia (2) . [of Caribbean origin; similar to Calinago word yaya, the disease] |