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yaws |
2 definitions found 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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