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Definition of Yaws
1. Noun. An infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions.
Definition of Yaws
1. n. 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 frambœsia, pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws.
2. n. 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 frambœsia, pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws.
Definition of Yaws
1. Noun. (disease) A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete ''Treponema pertenue'', characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. ¹
2. Noun. (plural of yaw) ¹
3. Verb. (third-person singular of yaw) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Yaws
1. yaw [v] - See also: yaw
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