English - Turkish
Definition of the yaws in English Turkish dictionary
- pian
- (Tıp) Bakınız: Yaws
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- (isim) ekvator frengisi
- yaws
- (Tıp) Sifilize son derece benzeyen bir hasatlık
- yaws
- i., tıb. piyan
- yaws
- {i} ekvator frengisi
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- verem dut
- yaws
- verem dutu
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- piyan
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English - English
Definition of the yaws in English English dictionary
- pian
- yaws
- plural form of yaw
- yaws
- A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries
- yaws
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of yaw
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- {n} the African name for a raspberry, a disease among the Africans
- yaws
- 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
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- There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as frambœsia, pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws
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- an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
- yaws
- plural of yaw
- yaws
- {i} tropical disease
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- 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. a tropical skin disease. or frambesia Contagious tropical disease, caused by a variant of the spirochete that causes syphilis. Yaws spreads mainly by discharge from skin sores, not sexual activity. It is common in children, who usually become immune. In the first stage, a skin sore starts as a wartlike thickening, cracks open, leaks fluid, and bleeds easily. A month or more later, multiple sores erupt. The third stage (much rarer than in syphilis) involves destruction of skin, mucous membranes, and bones. Penicillin cures early-stage yaws. Prevention requires isolation and prompt treatment and personal and group hygiene
- yaws
- third person singular of yaw