framboesia
US frambesia
/ (fræmˈbiːzɪə) /
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noun
pathol another name for yaws
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Word Origin for framboesia
C19: from New Latin, from French framboise raspberry; see framboise; so called because of its raspberry-like excrescences
Words nearby framboesia
fraise du bois, Fraktur, Fra Mauro, frambesia, frambesioma, framboesia, framboise, frame, frame aerial, frame house, frame line
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