leprosarium

American  

[lep-ruh-sair-ee-uhm] / ˌlɛp rəˈsɛər i əm /

noun

plural

leprosaria

1. a hospital for the treatment of lepers.

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leprosarium British  

/ ˌlɛprəˈsɛərɪəm /

noun

1. a hospital or other centre for the treatment or care of lepers

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Etymology

Origin of leprosarium

From Medieval Latin, dating back to 1840–50; see origin at leprous, -ary

Example Sentences

A major event in the grim routine of the leprosarium at Nyamsong in Cameroon is a visit by a tall, burly priest in a limp white cassock.

From Time Magazine Archive

The following year the Japanese government decided to use Aoki's site for its leprosarium, built a hospital and several other buildings.

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Bill to earn a degree in agriculture, took missionary studies at two seminaries, orientation courses at the Carville, La. leprosarium.

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And the tumbledown barracks building under a banyan tree. used as a leprosarium, is in such disrepair that Dr. Donohugh suggested the only thing to do was to burn it down.

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Lepers were some of the earliest patients for whom a specialized treatment was recognized, 792 and in 1118 a leprosarium was built in London for isolation purposes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various