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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: yawsMain Entry: yaws Pronunciation: \ˈyȯz\ Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: probably from an English-based creole of the Caribbean Date: 1679 : a contagious tropical disease caused by a spirochete (Treponema pertenue) closely resembling the causative agent of syphilis and marked by infectious ulcerative skin lesions with later bone involvement —called also frambesia 
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