Han·sen's disease (h n s nz)n. See leprosy. [After Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen (1841-1912), Norwegian physician.] |
Hansen's disease [ˈhænsənz]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol another name for leprosy
[named after G. H. Hansen (1841-1912), Norwegian physician]
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| Noun | 1. |  Hansen's disease - 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 lepraeinfectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact tuberculoid leprosy - leprosy characterized by tumors in the skin and cutaneous nerves lepromatous leprosy - a very serious form of leprosy characterized by lesions that spread over much of the body and affecting many systems of the body ENL, erythema nodosum leprosum - an inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face |
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