framboesia

framboesia

(fræmˈbiːzɪə) or

frambesia

n

(Pathology) pathol another name for yaws

[C19: from New Latin, from French framboise raspberry; see framboise; so called because of its raspberry-like excrescences]

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frambesia, framboesia

a contagious tropical disease. Also called yaws.

See also: Disease and Illness

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Noun

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framboesia - an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions frambesia, yaws infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact

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