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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.

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