lèpre

common noun

borrowed from Latin lepra (same meaning), itself borrowed from ancient Greek λέπρα, lépra, from ancient Greek λεπίς lepis (scale, crust of a wound), from the verb λέπειν, lépein ("to peel, excoriate").

Definitions

médecine

Synonyms

maladie de Hansenmaladie d'Hansen

Plural

lèpres

Anagram

Translations

  • germangerman:lepra
  • englishenglish:Hansen's disease
  • spanishspanish:lepra
  • italianitalian:lebbra
  • dutchdutch:melaatsheid

See also

lépreux (adj.)