"lepra" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛprə/
Etymology: From Latin lepra (“psoriasis & similar skin diseases”), from Koine Greek λέπρα (lépra, “psoriasis & similar skin diseases”), from λεπρός (leprós, “scaly”), from either λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) or λέπος (lépos, “husk, scale”) + -ρος (-ros, suffix forming adjectives). The shift of sense from psoriasis to Hansen's disease occurred in large part from the use of λέπρα (lépra) to translate Hebrew צרעת (“tzaraath”) in the Septuagint and its subsequent use in the New Testament and Late Latin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|lepra||psoriasis & similar skin diseases}} Latin lepra (“psoriasis & similar skin diseases”), {{der|en|grc-koi|λέπρα||psoriasis & similar skin diseases}} Koine Greek λέπρα (lépra, “psoriasis & similar skin diseases”), {{der|en|he|צרעת||tzaraath}} Hebrew צרעת (“tzaraath”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lepra (uncountable)
  1. (medicine, archaic) Synonym of leprosy. Tags: archaic, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine, Leprosy Synonyms: leprosy [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-lepra-en-noun--ORz79vh Disambiguation of Leprosy: 73 5 22 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (medicine, obsolete) Synonym of psoriasis. Tags: obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: psoriasis [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-lepra-en-noun-~rorlDKC Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (botany, rare, obsolete) Any layer of algae, lichens, or other substance producing a leprosylike appearance on the surfaces of plants. Tags: obsolete, rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Botany, Plant diseases
    Sense id: en-lepra-en-noun-kGF4XVHN Disambiguation of Plant diseases: 18 18 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 50 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lepra Arabica, lepra bacillus, lepra cell, lepra colony, lepra Graeca, lepraphobia, lepra reaction
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