leprose

[ lep-rohs ]

/ ˈlɛp roʊs /

adjective

Nearby words

lepromatous, lepromatous leprosy, lepromin, lepromin test, leprosarium, leprose, leprostatic, leprosy, leprotic, leprous, leprously

Origin of leprose

From the Late Latin word leprōsus leprous

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British Dictionary definitions for leprose

leprose

/ (ˈlɛprəʊs, -rəʊz) /

adjective

biology having or denoting a whitish scurfy surface

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