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yaws

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Singular: yaw

yaws - an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
  frambesia, framboesia
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  • yaws (Noun)
    A contagious tropical disease , caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue , characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries.
  • yaws (Noun)
    Plural of yaw.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • yaws (n.)
    A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as framboesia, pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • yaws
    Tropical infection of the skin, bones and joints caused by the spirochete bacterium "Treponema pallidum pertenue".

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  • yaws, verb, present, 3rd person singular of yaw (infinitive).
  • yaws, noun, plural of yaw.

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