variants
or less commonly antileprosy
: used or effective against leprosy
anti-leprosy drugs/treatment
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“Anti-leprosy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-leprosy. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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anti-leprosy
adjective
an·ti-lep·ro·sy
-ˈlep-rə-sē
variants
also antileprosy
: used or effective against leprosy
anti-leprosy drugs
One of the biggest obstacles to developing anti-leprosy treatments is that the leprosy organism can't be easily replicated in the test tube.—
Steven Ford, The Orlando Sentinel
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