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单词 Hansen's disease
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Definition of Hansen's disease in English:

Hansen's disease

nounˈhans(ə)nzˈhænsənz dəˌziz
  • another term for leprosy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Known for its disfiguring skin lesions and potentially debilitating nerve damage, leprosy, or Hansen's disease, is a very difficult disease to transmit.
    • Any hypoesthetic, hairless or dry lesion should immediately raise suspicion of Hansen's disease, particularly if there is an adjacent palpable nerve.
    • He discovered the leprosy bacillus in 1873, a cousin of the tuberculosis bacillus, and the disease is often called Hansen's disease.
    • They prefer their disease to be called Hansen's disease not leprosy, and the disease can be easily cured.
    • A typical treatment course for Hansen's disease involves multiple drug therapy with dapsone and rifampin for three to five years in patients with tuberculoid leprosy, and for life in patients with lepromatous leprosy.

Origin

1930s: named after Gerhard H. A. Hansen (1841–1912), the Norwegian physician who discovered the causative agent of the disease.

Definition of Hansen's disease in US English:

Hansen's disease

nounˈhansənz dəˌzēzˈhænsənz dəˌziz
  • another name for leprosy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He discovered the leprosy bacillus in 1873, a cousin of the tuberculosis bacillus, and the disease is often called Hansen's disease.
    • A typical treatment course for Hansen's disease involves multiple drug therapy with dapsone and rifampin for three to five years in patients with tuberculoid leprosy, and for life in patients with lepromatous leprosy.
    • Any hypoesthetic, hairless or dry lesion should immediately raise suspicion of Hansen's disease, particularly if there is an adjacent palpable nerve.
    • Known for its disfiguring skin lesions and potentially debilitating nerve damage, leprosy, or Hansen's disease, is a very difficult disease to transmit.
    • They prefer their disease to be called Hansen's disease not leprosy, and the disease can be easily cured.

Origin

1930s: named after Gerhard H. A. Hansen (1841–1912), the Norwegian physician who discovered the causative agent of the disease.

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