fram·be·sia (fr m-b  zh , -zh-)n. See yaws. [New Latin, from French framboise, raspberry (from the appearance of the excrescence), from Old French, of Germanic origin; see bh  -1 in Indo-European roots.] |
frambesia, framboesia
a contagious tropical disease. Also called yaws.
See also: Disease and Illness
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| Noun | 1. |  frambesia - an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesionsinfectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact |
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