- Hansen's disease
- ['hans(ə)nz]noun another term for leprosy.Origin1930s: named after the Norwegian physician Gerhard H. A. Hansen (1841–1912).
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Hansen's disease
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Hansen's disease — [han′sənz] n. [after A. Hansen (1841 1912), Norw physician who discovered its causative bacterium] technical term for LEPROSY … English World dictionary
Hansen's disease — n LEPROSY * * * see leprosy … Medical dictionary
Hansen bacillus disease — Han·sen bacillus, disease (hahnґsən) [Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician, 1841–1912] see Mycobacterium leprae and leprosy … Medical dictionary
Hansen's disease — Han′sen s disease n. pat leprosy • Etymology: 1935–40; after G. H. Hansen (1841–1912), Norwegian physician, discoverer of leprosy causing bacterium … From formal English to slang
Hansen's disease — noun Etymology: Armauer Hansen died 1912 Norwegian physician Date: 1938 leprosy … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hansen's disease — Pathol. leprosy. [1935 40; named after G. H. Hansen (1841 1912), Norwegian physician and discoverer of leprosy causing Mycobacterium leprae] * * * … Universalium
Hansen's disease — /ˈhænsənz dəziz/ (say hansuhnz duhzeez) noun → leprosy. {named after Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen, 1841–1912, Norwegian physician who discovered leprosy causing Mycobacterium leprae} …
Hansen's disease — n. leprosy. Etymology: G. H. A. Hansen, Norw. physician d. 1912 … Useful english dictionary
Hansen's disease — noun The disease leprosy … Wiktionary
Hansen's disease — See leprosy … Dictionary of microbiology
