rat leprosy

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• rat leprosy — a chronic epizootic disease of wild rats caused by Mycobacterium lepraemurium, characterized by lesions containing enormous numbers of acid fast bacilli closely resembling M. leprae in size and shape, which may be transmitted to white rats, mice …   Medical dictionary

• leprosy — Synonyms and related words: African lethargy, Asiatic cholera, Chagres fever, German measles, Haverhill fever, acne, acne vulgaris, acute articular rheumatism, ague, alkali disease, amebiasis, amebic dysentery, anthrax, bacillary dysentery,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• murine leprosy — rat l …   Medical dictionary

• Mycobacterium lepraemurium — a noncultivable species resembling M. leprae in size and shape, which causes a chronic epizootic disease in wild rats; see also rat leprosy, under leprosy …   Medical dictionary

• LEC — leprosy elimination campaign; leukoencephalitis; long Evans cinnamon [rat]; low energy cardioversion; lower esophageal contractility …   Medical dictionary

• LEC — • leprosy elimination campaign; • leukoencephalitis; • long Evans cinnamon [rat]; • low energy cardioversion; • lower esophageal contractility …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

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