leprosarium
noun
lep·ro·sar·i·um
ˌle-prə-ˈser-ē-əm 
plural leprosariums or leprosaria
ˌle-prə-ˈser-ē-ə
: a hospital for leprosy patients
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Concealing their identity and disfigurements, the leprosarium's residents could have their own day to celebrate Mardi Gras, liberated socially and psychologically from their disfiguring disease.
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Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2013
There are few islands in the world like Oshima, Japan's only island leprosarium -- an island inhabited almost entirely by victims of leprosy.
—David McElhenney, CNN, 27 Dec. 2021
The reason for that is Carville, the first leprosarium in the continental United States, open from 1894-1999.
—Chris Smith | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 22 Jan. 2021
Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2013
There are few islands in the world like Oshima, Japan's only island leprosarium -- an island inhabited almost entirely by victims of leprosy.
—David McElhenney, CNN, 27 Dec. 2021
The reason for that is Carville, the first leprosarium in the continental United States, open from 1894-1999.
—Chris Smith | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 22 Jan. 2021
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Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin, from Late Latin leprosus
First Known Use
circa 1846, in the meaning defined above
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“Leprosarium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leprosarium. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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leprosarium
noun
lep·ro·sar·i·um
ˌlep-rə-ˈser-ē-əm
plural leprosariums or leprosaria
-ē-ə
: a hospital for leprosy patients
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