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    ERYTHEMA NODOSUM LEPROSUM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and faceplay

    Synonyms:

    ENL; erythema nodosum leprosum

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    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("erythema nodosum leprosum" is a kind of...):

    erythema nodosum (skin condition characterized by tender red nodules on the shins and legs)

    Holonyms ("erythema nodosum leprosum" is a part of...):

    Hansen's disease; leprosy (chronic 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)

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