Hansen's Disease Definition
hansənz
noun
Webster's New World
(pathology) The disease leprosy, caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae.
Wiktionary
Origin of Hansen's Disease
Named after Norwegian physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841-1912) who in 1873 discovered the bacterium causing the disease.
From Wiktionary
Related Articles
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to Hansen's disease using the buttons below.