Hypertext Webster Gateway: "yaws"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 {framb[oe]sia},
{pian}, {verrugas}, and {crab-yaws}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
yaws
n : an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its
early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating
lesions [syn: {frambesia}, {framboesia}]
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