LEPRA
Britishacronym
Example Sentences
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If this occurs on a person’s face, it may rarely produce a smooth, attractive-appearing facial contour known as lepra bonita, or “pretty leprosy.”
From Salon
Ashim Chowla, former head of the nonprofit Lepra India, says people today still flinch when he tells them he has been treated for leprosy.
From Science Magazine
According to Guillermo Robert, a monitoring, evaluation and learning officer at Lepra, there are many reasons leprosy cases go undetected.
From The Guardian
Slow-growing though the bacteria may be, if left untreated, they will multiply into the many trillions, forming thick, scaly nodules on the face and extremities — “lepra” is the Greek word for scaly — and destroying the Schwann cells that sheathe and protect the nerves of the peripheral nervous system.
From New York Times
Amongst the Greeks Lepra was a generic synonyme of Berat or Beras.
From Project Gutenberg
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