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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries한센병
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hansenbyeong
"한센병은 조기에 발견하면 완전히 치료할 수 있습니다."
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2 senses- 1
A chronic, contagious infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, affecting the skin, peripheral nerves, upper respiratory tract mucosa, and eyes.
"Modern multidrug therapy has successfully cured millions of cases of leprosy worldwide." - 2
A historical or metaphorical term associated with severe social ostracism or stigma.
"The whistleblower found himself treated like social leprosy within the corporate hierarchy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'lepre', borrowed from Old French, ultimately originating from Late Latin 'lepra', from Ancient Greek 'lepra' meaning 'scaly disease', from 'lepros' (scaly). In Korean, it corresponds to 'hansenbyeong', named after the Norwegian physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen who discovered the causative bacterium.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Leprosy"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Leprosy" is said worldwide
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lèpre
Transliteration: lɛpʁ
"La lèpre est une maladie curable de nos jours."
Lepra
Transliteration: ˈleːpʁa
"Die Lepra wird heute erfolgreich mit Antibiotika behandelt."
lebbra
Transliteration: ˈlɛb.bra
"La lebbra è una malattia antica ma curabile."
lepra
Transliteration: ˈle.pɾa
"La lepra es una enfermedad infecciosa crónica."
hanseníase
Transliteration: hɐ̃.seˈni.a.zi
"A hanseníase tem cura e o tratamento é gratuito."
कुष्ठ रोग
Transliteration: kushta rog
"भारत सरकार कुष्ठ रोग के उन्मूलन के लिए काम कर रही है।"
麻风病
Transliteration: máfēngbìng
"现代医学可以有效治疗麻风病。"
한센병
Transliteration: hansenbyeong
"한센병은 조기에 발견하면 완전히 치료할 수 있습니다."
ハンセン病
Transliteration: hansen-byō
"ハンセン病は適切な治療により治癒する疾患です。"
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