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leproma

American

[le-proh-muh] / lɛˈproʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

the swollen lesion of leprosy.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

lepromatous

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

Etymology

Origin of leproma

1890–95; < New Latin, Latin lepr ( a ) leprosy ( see leper) + -oma

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