yaws
pronunciation
How to pronounce yaws in British English:
UK [jɔ:z]
How to pronounce yaws in American English:
US [jɔz]
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- Noun:
- an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
Word Origin
- yaws (n.)
- contagious skin disease, 1670s, from Carib yaya, the native name for it.
Example
- 1. Yaws without clinical manifestations , with positive serology .
- 2. Many spirochetes are pathogens causing yaws , syphilis , and relapsing fever .
- 3. Campaigns to wipe out yaws , syphilis , malaria , smallpox and polio required syringes , and many were reused , often with official approval .
- 4. As it flies , the bullet pitches and yaws through the air , and that natural rhythym limits the frequency with which its on-board computer can make course corrections .