mother yaw

noun Pathology.

the initial lesion of yaws, occurring at the site of inoculation.

Origin of mother yaw

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby mother yaw

mother spleenwort, mother superior, mother teresa, mother tongue, mother wit, mother yaw, mother's boy, mother's day, mother's helper, mother-in-law, mother-in-law plant

Medical definitions for mother yaw

mother yaw

n.

A large granulomatous lesion that may be the initial lesion in yaws and is most commonly present on the hand, leg, or foot. buba madre frambesioma