1. Chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae
   - leprosy

Type of: infectious disease

Encyclopedia: Hansen's disease

• San Salvador
• San Sebastian
• Sana
• Sana'a
• sanatarium
• sanative
• sanatorium
• sanatory
• sanbenito
• Sanchez
• sanctification
• sanctified
• sanctify
• sanctimonious
• sanctimoniously
• sanctimoniousness
• sanctimony
• Upper Avon River
• upper balcony
• upper berth
• upper bound
• upper cannon
• Upper Carboniferous
• Upper Carboniferous period
• upper crust