Yaws

[jɔːz]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions.

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解釋/意思:

(n.) A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as framboesia, pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws.

編輯:奥斯本

解釋/意思:

n. a tropical epidemic and contagious disease of the skin—also Frambœsia Button scurvy Verruga Peruviana Buba or Boba Patta Tetia &c.—adj. Yaw′ey pertaining to the yaws.

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