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Meanings of leprosy in English

Russian
прокаженная
Portuguese
morfeia
Spanish
lepra
Catalan
lepra
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Chronic infection caused by bacteria Mycobacteria lepræ and lepromatosis.

прокаженная
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Examples for "hd"
Examples for "hd"
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Conclusions: The present data suggest that CIMT is enlarged in HD patients.
Pubmed
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An HD hooked up to a Time Capsule works fine, for example.
Wired
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Conclusions: rGFR is better maintained in PD patients than in HD patients.
Pubmed
4
Despite the HD programming, Voom is far from a slam-dunk for consumers.
Wired
5
This scarcity is especially evident for adults and severe forms of HD.
Pubmed
1
Hansen's Disease has been eradicated in many countries of the world.
Radio NZ
2
Results were compared with those of 10 institutionalized control patients with history of Hansen's disease.
Pubmed
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I found out later that she had Hansen's disease-leprosy
Night Shift
4
The second step of the screening identifies and treats people with Hansen's Disease (leprosy).
Radio NZ
5
The Marshall Islands continues to struggle in its effort to reduce high rates of tuberculosis and Hansen's Disease, or leprosy.
Radio NZ
Usage of leprosy in English
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Few diseases in human history have provoked greater public fear than leprosy.
The Irish Times
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Despite its ancient origins and almost mythic status, however, leprosy remains mysterious.
Wired
3
The final tally shows 327 souls treated for leprosy in New Brunswick.
Bones to Ashes
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There are about 5 million people affected by leprosy around the globe.
Radio NZ
5
The Marine-Hospital Service should be empowered to study leprosy in the islands.
State of the Union Addresses
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The leprosy of unreality disfigured every human creature in attendance upon Monseigneur.
A Tale of Two Cities
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Is it true that she wanted Strange to inflict leprosy upon me?
Jonathan strange and mr norrell
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Through Him the leper recovered from the leprosy of perversity and ignorance.
Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
9
Rare damaging missense variants in IL23R were significantly enriched in leprosy patients.
Pubmed
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If I'd had leprosy, they'd have given me no wider a berth.
The last four days of Paddy Buckley
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And if it spread, he shall judge him to have the leprosy:
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
12
The rust-hued lichens gnawed away at the rough plasterwork like fiery leprosy.
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
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An Irish-born charity is working to eradicate leprosy in the developing world.
The Irish Times
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Foul thoughts, once allowed to enter the mind, stick like the leprosy.
Plain Facts for Old and Young
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It shall be judged an inveterate leprosy, and grown into the skin.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
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Sad is leprosy in all its forms, but most so when elephantine.
The Bible in Spain / Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonm...
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Translations for leprosy
Leprosy through the time
Leprosy across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common