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bej⋅el

  [bej-uhl]
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–noun Pathology.
a nonvenereal syphilis occurring mainly among children in certain subtropical areas of southern Africa and southeastern Asia, caused by the spirochete strain Treponema pallidum endemicum.
Origin:
1925–30; < Ar bajl
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Main Entry: bej·el
Pronunciation: 'bej-&l
Function: noun
: a disease that is chiefly endemic in children in northern Africa and Asia Minor, ismarked by bone and skin lesions, and is caused by a spirochete of the genus Treponema very similar to the causative agent of syphilis
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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bejel

form of endemic (nonvenereal) syphilis occurring among Bedouin tribes and elsewhere in the Middle East.

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