Term: leprosy: chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae
Candidate hypernym: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact → 1
Candidate hypernym: cervicofacial actinomycosis: the commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis; affects the face and neck regions → 0
Candidate hypernym: tone deafness: an inability to distinguish differences in pitch → 0
Candidate hypernym: lieder singer: a singer of lieder → 0
Candidate hypernym: cinderella: a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition → 0
Candidate hypernym: public debt: the total of the nation's debts: debts of local and state and national governments; an indicator of how much public spending is financed by borrowing instead of taxation → 0
Candidate hypernym: honey crisp: a crisp candy made with honey → 0
Candidate hypernym: finance minister: the minister responsible for state finances → 0
Candidate hypernym: product: a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances → 0
Candidate hypernym: malacanthidae: short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored → 0
Candidate hypernym: roadway: a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel → 0