dictionary help| zymotic papilloma --> yaws | medical dictionary |
<medicine> A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterised by yellowish or reddish tumours, 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.
Origin: African yaw a raspberry.
(01 Mar 1998)
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