leprotic

English

Etymology

From leprosy +‎ -otic, q.v.

Adjective

leprotic (comparative more leprotic, superlative most leprotic)

1. (medicine) Of or related to the disease leprosy.

Usage notes

Generally, the adjective leprous is used when speaking of people afflicted with the disease, its symptoms, or its transmission and leprotic is preferred when speaking of the disease itself.

Synonyms

• lepromatic (particularly with regard to lesions)

Derived terms

• antileprotic
• nonleprotic

Translations

leprous — see leprous

References

• “leprosy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• periclot, petrolic, plerotic

Romanian

Etymology

From lepră +‎ -ic.

Adjective

leprotic m or n (feminine singular leprotică, masculine plural leprotici, feminine/neuter plural leprotice)

1. leprous

Declension

Declension of leprotic

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	leprotic		leprotică		leprotici	leprotice
	definite	leproticul		leprotica		leproticii	leproticele
genitive- dative	indefinite	leprotic		leprotice		leprotici	leprotice
	definite	leproticului		leproticei		leproticilor	leproticelor

References

• leprotic in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN