Leprology
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Leprology is a noun meaning (sciences) The study of leprosy, particularly (medicine) its diagnosis and treatment.
Meaning
(sciences) The study of leprosy, particularly (medicine) its diagnosis and treatment.
Example Sentences
Bergen, the oldest city in the Norwegian kingdom, has been called 'the cradle of modern leprology' and one of its native sons, the physician Daniel Cornelius Danielssen, 'the father of leprology'.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include leprologist, leprechology, lemology, leprechaunology, loimology, lepidopterology.
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