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Topic: ILLNESS AND DISABILITY

Date: 1500-1600
Origin: leprous (12-21 centuries), from Late Latin leprosus, from lepra; LEPER

leprosy

 noun
     
lep‧ro‧sy [uncountable]
MI a very serious infectious disease in which the flesh and nerves are gradually destroyed
—leprous adjective
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