English-Thai Dictionary
yaws
N โรคผิวหนัง เขตร้อน ที่ ทำให้เกิด รอย บวม แดง (คุดทะราด rok-phio-nang-khed-ron-ti-tham-hai-koed-roi-buam-daeng
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
YAWS
n.A severe cutaneous disease, which is indigenous in Africa, and from Africa it has been introduced into the West Indies. It is said to be so named form yaw, a raspberry. It is propagated solely by the infection of the matter of the pustules, applied to a part of the body where the skin is broken. It affects a person but once.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
YAWS
Yaws, n. Etym: [African yaw a raspberry. ] (Med. )
Defn: 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. There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as framboesia, pian, verrugas, and crab- yaws.
New American Oxford Dictionary
yaws
yaws |yôz jɔz | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] a contagious disease of tropical countries, caused by a bacterium that enters skin abrasions and gives rise to small crusted lesions that may develop into deep ulcers. Also called frambesia. [The bacterium is the spirochete Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue. ] ORIGIN late 17th cent.: probably from Carib yaya .
Oxford Dictionary
yaws
yaws |jɔːz | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] a contagious disease of tropical countries, caused by a bacterium that enters skin abrasions and gives rise to small crusted lesions which may develop into deep ulcers. Also called framboesia. ●The bacterium is the spirochaete Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: probably from Carib yaya, from a South American Indian language.
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