Meanings
nounleprologist (plural leprologists)
plural leprologists
- A student of leprology, a doctor or researcher specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of leprosy.
Origin
From leprology + -ist, equivalent to leprosy + -ologist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian лепролог
- лепролог (leprolog)Translations
Latin leprologus
- leprologusTranslations
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APA
leprologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leprologist
MLA
“leprologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leprologist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leprologist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leprologist.
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