Hansen's disease
хвороба Гансена
The disease leprosy, caused by infection by Mycobacterium lepraeThe disease leprosy, caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The disease leprosy, caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae.
хвороба Гансенаxvoroba Hansena
Translations
3 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
Hansen's disease (only translations that use the name Hansen somehow) — see also leprosy:
Origin
Named after Norwegian physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841–1912), who in 1873 discoveredNamed after Norwegian physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841–1912), who in 1873 discovered the bacterium causing the disease.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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