ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Chappa

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Chappa is a noun meaning (pathology, obsolete, rare) A painful disease characterised by subcutaneous nodules.

Meaning

(pathology, obsolete, rare) A painful disease characterised by subcutaneous nodules.

Example Sentences

The disease called chappa by the Popo people, in the western district of the colony of Lagos, seems to me to be a specific ailment, and one which I have not seen described in any of the text-books.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include chancre, chaperonopathy, pachulosis, capillaropathy, chondropathy, paratumour.

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