Leontiasis
Übersetzung von "leontiasis" ins Russisch
leontiasis
SubstantivUK
/ˌliːɒnˈtaɪəsɪs/
US
/ˌliːɑnˈtaɪəsɪs/
leontiasis
leontiases Pl.
Leontiasis is a rare medical condition characterized by an overgrowth of facial bones.
Леонтиазис - это редкое медицинское состояние, характеризующееся чрезмерным разрастанием костей лица.
Definitionen
leontiasis
SubstantivUK
/ˌliːɒnˈtaɪəsɪs/
US
/ˌliːɑnˈtaɪəsɪs/
A medical condition characterized by an overgrowth of the facial and cranial bones, giving the appearance of a lion-like face.
The patient was diagnosed with leontiasis, which caused significant changes in the structure of his facial bones.
An archaic term for nodular lepromatous leprosy producing a lion-like appearance of the face.
In nineteenth-century medical texts, severe cases of leprosy were sometimes referred to as leontiasis.