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ERYTHEMA NODOSUM LEPROSUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does erythema nodosum leprosum mean? 

ERYTHEMA NODOSUM LEPROSUM (noun)
  The noun ERYTHEMA NODOSUM LEPROSUM has 1 sense:

1. an inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and faceplay

  Familiarity information: ERYTHEMA NODOSUM LEPROSUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ERYTHEMA NODOSUM LEPROSUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

ENL; erythema nodosum leprosum

Hypernyms ("erythema nodosum leprosum" is a kind of...):

erythema nodosum (skin condition characterized by tender red nodules on the shins and legs)

Holonyms ("erythema nodosum leprosum" is a part of...):

Hansen's disease; leprosy (chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae)


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