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Hansen's disease

noun

, Pathology.

Hansen's disease

/ ˈhænsənz /

noun

  1. pathol another name for leprosy

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hansen's disease1

1935–40; named after G. H. Hansen (1841–1912), Norwegian physician and discoverer of leprosy-causing Mycobacterium leprae

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hansen's disease1

C20: named after G. H. Hansen (1841–1912), Norwegian physician

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