(medicine) A severely debilitating form of Hansen's disease characterized by the presence of multiple nodular lesions (lepromata) on the skin.
lepromatous leprosy
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(lə¦prä·məd·əs ′lep·rə·sē)
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n.
Leprosy that is contagious until treated and is characterized by lepromas, macular lesions having ill-defined borders, and, in advanced cases, nerve involvement and destructive lesions of the face, mouth, throat, and larynx.
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a very serious form of leprosy characterized by lesions that spread over much of the body and affecting many systems of the body
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