Yaws : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Yaws	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Yaws
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yaws n an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions Synonym(s): yaws, frambesia, framboesia
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[d2]sia}, {pian}, {verrugas}, and {crab-yaws}.