Hansen's disease

noun Pathology.

leprosy.

Origin of Hansen's disease

1935–40; named after G. H. Hansen (1841–1912), Norwegian physician and discoverer of leprosy-causing Mycobacterium leprae

British Dictionary definitions for hansen's disease

Hansen's disease
/ (ˈhænsənz) /

noun

pathol another name for leprosy

Word Origin for Hansen's disease

C20: named after G. H. Hansen (1841–1912), Norwegian physician

Medical definitions for hansen's disease

Hansen's disease

n.

leprosy