leprosy - use in sentences

Converse of subject

  • affect: All persons affected by leprosy should have equal access to eye care services.

Converse of object

  • cure: The tincture, made from the wood, also had the reputation of curing leprosy.
  • treat: In Medieval Times Garlic was used to treat leprosy.
  • contract: Unfortunately still today people feel ashamed about contracting leprosy.
  • cause: Back to Top 300 According to some medieval astrologers, Saturn and the moon in conjunction caused leprosy.
  • have: They thought I'd said, ' I have leprosy!
  • give: Job is given leprosy, has his family, money and worldly possessions taken from him and it's all a test of faith.

Adjective modifier

  • lepromatous: In the second place leprosy of the scalp very rarely occurs, and does not occur apart from advanced lepromatous leprosy.
  • multibacillary: Thus Bruce's intermittent illnesses leading to absences from royal duties would also fit best with multibacillary leprosy.
  • popular: Contrary to popular belief leprosy is not a disease of the past but is a serious health threat right now in many developing countries.
  • true: Against these two Constructs, Watts sets ' leprosy as Hansen's disease, i.e. , clinically true leprosy ' .
  • malignant: The ' malignant leprosy ' is the contamination by the outside world which results from education with the Gentiles.

Modifies a noun

  • bacillus: The leprosy bacillus seems to have ' got rid of ' non-essential genes.
  • sufferer: The ambivalent status of the leprosy sufferer was evident, too, in the ways in which they were treated whilst in the asylum.
  • colony: During her stay, Leah taught English to young girls at a leprosy colony in Central India.
  • patient: All over India the climate will be very hot for leprosy patients.
  • hospital: There was once a leprosy hospital where the Sun arch now stands.
  • control: In every setting with a leprosy control program, a practical referral system needs to be clearly defined.

Noun used with modifier

  • care: Eye Care for Leprosy Patients Most of these after care leprosy sufferers live in colonies with their families.
  • belief: Contrary to popular belief leprosy is not a disease of the past but is a serious health threat right now in many developing countries.

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