hansen's disease

NOUN
16 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH H

hansen's disease is a valid 16-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4A1N1S1E1N1'0S1D2I1S1E1A1S1E1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING

What does hansen's disease mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae.

SYNONYMS
LEPROSY
BROADER
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
NARROWER
LEPROMATOUS LEPROSYTUBERCULOID LEPROSY