Yaws

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • noun-plural. A highly contagious tropical disease that chiefly affects children, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue and characterized by raspberrylike sores, especially on the hands, feet, and face. Also called frambesia.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries.
  • n. Plural form of yaw.
  • v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of yaw.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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 frambœsia, pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A contagious disease of the skin, endemic in many tropical regions: same as frambœsia.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    infectious disease   
    Hyponym
    frambœsia    pian    verrugas    crab-yaws   
    Verb Stem
    yaw   
     
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