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leprose

[ lep-rohs ]
/ ˈlɛp roʊs /

adjective

leprous.

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Origin of leprose

From the Late Latin word leprōsusleprous

Words nearby leprose

lepromatous, lepromatous leprosy, lepromin, lepromin test, leprosarium, leprose, leprostatic, leprosy, leprous, Lepsius, -lepsy
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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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