yaws
yaws
Definition
yaws (yôz)
noun
a tropical infectious disease caused by a spirochete (Treponema pertenue) and characterized by raspberrylike skin eruptions followed sometimes by destructive lesions of the skin and bones
Etymology: < a Carib language: cf. Galibi ïaïa
yaws
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- cause: This organism belongs to a family of infectious agents which cause yaws and pinta as well as syphilis.
