leprosariums

Variant of leprosarium

leprosarium definition

lep·ro·sa·rium (lep′rə ser′ē əm)

noun pl. leprosariums -·ri·ums or leprosaria -·ria (-ə)

a hospital or colony for leprosy patients

Etymology: lepros(y) + (sanit)arium

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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