framboesia

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noun Pathology.

yaws.

Also, fram·boe·sia.

Origin:
1760–70; < Neo-Latin, Latinization of French framboise. See framboise

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framboesia or (US) frambesia (fræmˈbiːzɪə)

—n
	pathol another name for yaws

[C19: from New Latin, from French framboise raspberry; see framboise; so called because of its raspberry-like excrescences]

frambesia or (US) frambesia

—n

[C19: from New Latin, from French framboise raspberry; see framboise; so called because of its raspberry-like excrescences]

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framboesia or (US) frambesia (fræmˈbiːzɪə)

—n
	pathol another name for yaws

[C19: from New Latin, from French framboise raspberry; see framboise; so called because of its raspberry-like excrescences]

frambesia or (US) frambesia

—n

[C19: from New Latin, from French framboise raspberry; see framboise; so called because of its raspberry-like excrescences]

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frambesia fram·be·sia (frām-bē'zhə, -zhē-ə)
n.
See yaws.

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He now had salvarsan for treating syphilitic ulcers and framboesia.

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