tuberculoid leprosy
- noun
- /tjuːˈbɜːrkjʊlɔɪd ˈlɛprəsi/
- Specialized
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lepra tuberculoide
- The patient was diagnosed with tuberculoid leprosy after developing several numb, nodular lesions.
Examples
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Unlike lepromatous forms, tuberculoid leprosy often has few skin patches and a strong immune response.
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Early treatment improved nerve function in cases of tuberculoid leprosy.
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The doctor diagnosed her with tuberculoid leprosy.
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Symptoms of tuberculoid leprosy include skin nodules.
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The patient was diagnosed with tuberculoid leprosy after developing several numb, nodular lesions.
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Early treatment improved nerve function in cases of tuberculoid leprosy.
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Unlike lepromatous forms, tuberculoid leprosy often has few skin patches and a strong immune response.
Synonyms
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A long-lasting disease that damages the skin and nerves and makes muscles weak
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'tuberculoid' (meaning resembling tuberculosis lesions) simply modifies 'leprosy', so the overall meaning — a form of leprosy with tuberculoid-like lesions and immune response — is directly derivable from the parts. Although medical in register, the adjective+noun pattern and the semantics are predictable for learners who know both constituent words.
Etymology
Tuberculoid leprosy comes from tubercle, a word for a 'small lump', and -oid, a part that means 'like'. So the name reminds us of the kind of leprosy that makes small lumps on the skin and where the 'body fights the infection' strongly.