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leepra

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 25.06.2025

Meanings

krooniline nakkushaigus, mis tabab peamiselt nahka ja närvisüsteemi
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Usage examples
  • Rooma ajaloolane Plinius kirjeldab leepra ravimist Egiptuse vaaraodel.
  • Leepra on nüüdisajal ravitav.

Terminological databases

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 737149 Last modified 27.12.2018
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Domain pathologytypes of illness
leepra
leprosy
  • leeprabakteri (Mycobacterium leprae) tekitatud, mõnel arengumaal levinud krooniline haigus, haigus­tunnusteks laigud, köbrud (leproomid), villid ja haavandid nahal ja limaskestadel ning piirdenärvisüsteemi kahjustused
  • a slowly progressive, chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae and characterized by granulomatous or neurotrophic lesions in the skin, mucous membranes, nerves, bones and viscera, with a broad spectrum of clinical symptoms
  • a chronic infectious disease caused by a mycobacterium (Mycobacterium leprae) affecting especially the skin and peripheral nerves and characterized by the formation of nodules or macules that enlarge and spread accompanied by loss of sensation with eventual paralysis, wasting of muscle, and production of deformities
leepra
Usage examples
  • Leepra ei levi puhangutena.
pidalitõbi
leprosy
Hansen's disease
lepra

Norra-eesti meditsiinisõnastik

ID 552608 Last modified 01.12.2022
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Domain medicine
  • pidalitõbi
  • spedalskhet
leepra
lepra

Word forms

Inflection Type 1

leepra leeprad
leepra leeprate
leeprat leepraid

Etymology

laensõna
  • leepra
    • Lepra 'pidalitõbi'
      • lepra 'pidalitõbi'
        • lepra 'pidalitõbi'

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