Framboesia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Yaws \Yaws\, n. [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}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  framboesia
       n : an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its
           early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating
           lesions [syn: {yaws}, {frambesia}]