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Webster 1913 Edition

Yaws

Yaws

,
Noun.
[African
yaw
a raspberry.]
(Med.)
A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as
framboesia
,
pian
,
verrugas
, and
crab-yaws
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Yaws

YAWS

,
Noun.
A severe cutaneous disease, which is indigenous in Africa, and from Africa it has been introduced into the West Indies. It is said to be so named form yaw, a raspberry. It is propagated solely by the infection of the matter of the pustules, applied to a part of the body where the skin is broken. It affects a person but once.

Definition 2024

yaws

yaws

English

Noun

yaws ‎(uncountable)

  1. (pathology) A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries.

yaws

  1. plural of yaw

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Verb

yaws

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of yaw

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