leproid
adjUS /ˈlɛˌprɔɪd/ · UK /ˈlɛprɔɪd/
Etymology From leprosy + -oid.
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Medicine, Sciences Synonym of leprous (“resembling leprosy or its symptoms”).
- The term leproid or leprous maculatum, I venture to use for a similar colouring, when the edge of each spot is defined and circular.1839 Nov. 22, London Medical Gazette, p. 325
- Derived terms
- “leproid, adj.”, in, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022