melaatsheid

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch malaetscheit. Equivalent to melaats (“leprose”) +‎ -heid (“-ity, -ness”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌmeːˈlaːts.ɦɛi̯t/
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Hyphenation: me‧laats‧heid

Noun

melaatsheid f (plural melaatsheden)

(pathology) skin disease; either leprosy (the infectious skin-disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae) or (historical) another disease historically conflated with leprosy

Synonyms

lepra (some contexts)

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