Definition of Tuberculoid leprosy

1. Noun. Leprosy characterized by tumors in the skin and cutaneous nerves.

Generic synonyms: Hansen's Disease, Leprosy

Medical Definition of Tuberculoid leprosy

1. A benign, stable, and resistant form of the disease in which the lepromin reaction is strongly positive and in which the lesions are erythematous, insensitive, infiltrated plaques with clear-cut edges. Synonym: nodular leprosy, smooth leprosy. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tuberculoid Leprosy

tuberculin test
tuberculin test
tuberculin tine test
tuberculitis
tuberculization
tuberculo-
tuberculo-opsonic index
tuberculocele
tuberculochemotherapeutic
tuberculocidal
tuberculoderma
tuberculofibroid
tuberculoid
tuberculoid
tuberculoid leprosy (current term)
tuberculoid leprosy (current term)
tuberculoid rosacea
tuberculoma
tuberculoprotein
tuberculoses
tuberculosis
tuberculosis
tuberculosis: gastrointestinal manifestations
tuberculosis cutis
tuberculosis cutis follicularis disseminata
tuberculosis cutis luposa
tuberculosis cutis orificialis
tuberculosis cutis verrucosa
tuberculosis lymphadenitis
tuberculosis papulonecrotica

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