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leprose

American  
[lep-rohs] / ˈlɛp roʊs /

adjective

  1. leprous.

leprose British  
/ ˈlɛprəʊs, -rəʊz /

adjective

  1. biology having or denoting a whitish scurfy surface

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Etymology

Origin of leprose

From the Late Latin word leprōsus leprous

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