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Definition of Leprosariums
1. leprosarium [n] - See also: leprosarium
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leprosariums
Literary usage of Leprosariums
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mysterious Japan by Julian Street (1921)
"Miss Riddell's leprosarium at Kumamoto, south Japan, was, I believe, used by the
Japanese Government as a model for the State leprosariums of which there ..."
2. Medicine an Aid to Commerce: Being the Papers and Discussion Presented at by American Academy of Medicine (1916)
"... of existing state leper settlements, so that all lepers may be segregated in
suitable leprosariums under complete Federal administration and control. ..."
3. The Social Crisis in the Russian Federation by Centre for Co-operation with Non-members (2001)
"Periods of work in leprosariums and anti-plague institutions are doubled.
- Certain military units receive credit for triple the period of service. ..."
4. Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Bill, 1922: Supplemental Hearing Before by United States, Congress, Committee on Appropriations (1921)
"... do get well under one form of treatment or another. However, the leprosariums
discharge or parole patients right along as cured, and some of them recur. ..."