anesthetic leprosy

anesthetic leprosy definition - medical

anesthetic leprosy

noun
Leprosy chiefly affecting the nerves and characterized by heightened then suppressed sensation, and by paralysis, ulceration, and various trophic disturbances, often resulting in gangrene and disfigurement. Also called trophoneurotic leprosy.

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