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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yaws \Yaws\, n. [African yaw a raspberry.] (Med.)
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 {framb[oe]sia},
{pian}, {verrugas}, and {crab-yaws}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
yaws
n : an infectious tropical disease resembling syphillis in its
early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating
lesions [syn: {frambesia}, {framboesia}]
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