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leprosarium

noun
lep路​ro路​sar路​i路​um | \ 藢le-pr蓹-藞ser-膿-蓹m How to pronounce leprosarium (audio) \
plural leprosariums or leprosaria\ 藢le-​pr蓹-​藞ser-​膿-​蓹 How to pronounce leprosaria (audio) \

Definition of leprosarium

: a hospital for leprosy patients

First Known Use of leprosarium

circa 1846, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for leprosarium

Medieval Latin, from Late Latin leprosus

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leprosarium

noun
lep路​ro路​sar路​i路​um | \ 藢lep-r蓹-藞ser-膿-蓹m How to pronounce leprosarium (audio) \
plural leprosariums or leprosaria\ -​膿-​蓹 How to pronounce leprosaria (audio) \

Medical Definition of leprosarium

: a hospital for leprosy patients

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