Hansen's disease

noun

The disease leprosy, caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae.

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leprosy
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Meanings

nounHansen's disease (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe disease leprosy, caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounchronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae

Similar
leprosy
Broader
infectious disease
Also see
leprosy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Named after Norwegian physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841–1912), who in 1873 discovered the bacterium causing the disease.

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Translations

Bulgarian болест на Хансен
  • болест на Хансен (bolest na Hansen)Hansen's disease (only translations that use the name Hansen somehow) — see also leprosy
Chinese Mandarin 漢生病 /汉生病
  • 漢生病 /汉生病 (Hànshēngbìng)Hansen's disease (only translations that use the name Hansen somehow) — see also leprosy
French maladie de Hansen
  • maladie de HansenHansen's disease (only translations that use the name Hansen somehow) — see also leprosy
Greek νόσος του Χάνσεν
  • νόσος του Χάνσεν (nósos tou Chánsen)Hansen's disease (only translations that use the name Hansen somehow) — see also leprosy
Japanese ハンセン病
  • ハンセン病 (hansenbyō)Hansen's disease (only translations that use the name Hansen somehow) — see also leprosy
Korean 한센병
  • 한센병 (hansenbyeong)Hansen's disease (only translations that use the name Hansen somehow) — see also leprosy
Portuguese hanseníase
  • hanseníaseHansen's disease (only translations that use the name Hansen somehow) — see also leprosy
Ukrainian хвороба Гансена
  • хвороба Гансена (xvoroba Hansena)Hansen's disease (only translations that use the name Hansen somehow) — see also leprosy
Cite this entry
APA

Hansen's disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hansen's%20disease

MLA

“Hansen's disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hansen's%20disease. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hansen's disease,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hansen's%20disease.

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