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framboesia

British  
/ fræmˈbiːzɪə /

noun

  1. pathol another name for yaws

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of framboesia

C19: from New Latin, from French framboise raspberry; see framboise ; so called because of its raspberry-like excrescences

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