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Noun: frambesia  fram'beezhu
Usage: N. Amer (=framboesia)
  1. An infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
    - yaws, framboesia [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: frambesias

Type of: infectious disease

Encyclopedia: Frambesia