LEPRA

Etymology

Noun

lepra (uncountable)

(medicine, archaic) leprosy

A scurfy, mealy substance on the surface of some plants.

Usage notes

• This term was formerly given to various skin diseases, the leprosy of modern authors being Lepra Arabum.

Anagrams

• APLer, Alper, Pearl, paler, parle, pearl, repla

Source: Wiktionary


Le"pra, n. Etym: [L. See Leper.] (Med.)

Definition: Leprosy.

Note: The term lepra was formerly given to various skin diseases, the leprosy of modern authors being Lepra Arabum. See Leprosy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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