leprosy

英 [ˈleprəsi]

美 [ˈleprəsi]

n.  麻风

IELTSTEM8医学

BNC.25022 / COCA.22002

牛津词典

noun

• 麻风
  an infectious disease that causes painful white areas on the skin and can destroy nerves and flesh

柯林斯词典

• 麻风（病）
  Leprosyis an infectious disease that damages people's flesh.

英英释义

noun

• chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions
  Synonym:Hansen's disease

双语例句

• Leprosy is not highly infectious.
  麻风的传染性不很强。
• Untreated, leprosy can cause progressive and permanent damage to the skin, nerves, limbs and eyes.
  如不进行治疗，麻风可对皮肤、神经、肢体和眼睛造成渐进性的永久损害。
• The image of leprosy has to be changed at the global, national and local levels.
  必须在全球、国家和地方各级改变麻风的形象。
• Leprosy was recognized in the ancient civilizations of China, Egypt and India.
  中国、埃及和印度等古代文明对麻风就有认识。
• The primary health care network is an effective method for finding leprosy patients in rural areas.
  利用基层卫生保健网是广大农村发现麻风患者的有效方法。
• Comparing the risk of a non-communicable disease, for example diabetes or heart disease, to a communicable disease like HIV/ AIDS or leprosy, is similarly inappropriate.
  比较非传染病（例如糖尿病或心脏病）和传染病（例如艾滋病或麻风病）的风险同样是不合适的。
• Objective: For the government to develop leprosy control strategies and techniques to provide scientific evidence.
  目的：为政府制定麻风病防治策略与技术措施提供科学依据。
• Then the researchers zeroed in on a gene variant that offers protection against diseases like tuberculosis or leprosy.
  然后，科学家们将全部注意力放在一种可抵抗结核病或麻风病之类的疾病的基因变体上。
• Twinkling of an eye, his struggle for nearly 40 years of leprosy even better!
  刹那间，他那纠缠了近40年的麻疯病竟然好了！
• In order to reach all patients, treatment of leprosy needs to be fully integrated into general health services.
  为了帮助所有病人，需要把麻风治疗与一般卫生服务充分地结合起来。