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Noun

1. frambesia, framboesia, yaws

an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Yaws

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noun
(usually functioning as singular)
an infectious nonvenereal disease of tropical climates with early symptoms resembling syphilis, characterized by red skin eruptions and, later, pain in the joints: it is caused by the spiral bacterium Treponema pertenue
. Also called: framboesia

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Yaws

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noun
a tropical infectious disease caused by a spirochete (Treponema pertenue) and characterized by raspberrylike skin eruptions followed sometimes by destructive lesions of the skin and bones

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Yaws

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pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
A highly contagious tropical disease that chiefly affects children, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue and characterized by raspberrylike sores, especially on the hands, feet, and face. Also called frambesia.

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