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leprostatic
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Etymology
From leprosy + -static (“bringing to stasis: slowing, stopping”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
leprostatic (comparative more leprostatic, superlative most leprostatic)
- (medicine) Inhibiting the worsening of Hansen's disease (leprosy), inhibiting the growth of M. leprae.
References
- “leprostatic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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