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yaws
[yawz] 
noun (used with a singular verb
) Pathology.
) Pathology. an infectious, nonvenereal tropical disease, primarily of children, characterized by raspberrylike eruptions of the skin and caused by a spirochete, Treponema pertenue, that is closely related to the agent of syphilis.
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yaw
1 [yaw] verb (used without object)
1.
to deviate temporarily from a straight course, as a ship.
2.
(of an aircraft) to have a motion about its vertical axis.
3.
(of a rocket or guided missile) to deviate from a stable flight attitude by oscillation of the longitudinal axis in the horizontal plane.
verb (used with object)
4.
to cause to yaw.
noun
5.
a movement of deviation from a direct course, as of a ship.
6.
a motion of an aircraft about its vertical axis.
7.
an angle, to the right or left, determined by the direction of motion of an aircraft or spacecraft and its vertical and longitudinal plane of symmetry.
8.
(of a rocket or guided missile)
a.
the act of yawing.
b.
the angular displacement of the longitudinal axis due to yawing.
Origin:
1540–50; origin uncertain
1540–50; origin uncertain
yaw
2 [yaw] noun Pathology.
one of the lesions of yaws.
Origin:
1735–45; back formation from yaws
1735–45; back formation from yaws
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| yaws (jɔːz) | |
| —n | |
| (usually functioning as singular) Also called: framboesia an infectious nonvenereal disease of tropical climates with early symptoms resembling syphilis, characterized by red skin eruptions and, later, pain in the joints: it is caused by the spiral bacterium Treponema pertenue | |
| [C17: of Carib origin] | |
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Medical Dictionary
yaw definition
Pronunciation: /ˈyȯ/Function: n
: one of the lesions characteristic of yaws see MOTHER YAW
yaws definition
Pronunciation: /ˈyȯz/Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
: an infectious contagious tropical disease that is caused by a spirochete of the genus Treponema (T. pertenue ) and that is characterized by a primary ulcerating lesion on the skin followed by a secondary stage in which ulcers develop all over the body and by a third stage in which the bones are involved called also frambesia pian
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yaws (yôz)
n.
An infectious tropical disease caused by Treponema pertenue, characterized by the development of crusted granulomatous ulcers on the extremities that may cause bone and joint destruction in later stages of the disease. Also called boubas, bubas, frambesia, granuloma tropicum, pian, rupia.
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| yaws (yôz) Pronunciation Key
A highly contagious tropical disease that chiefly affects children, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue and characterized by raspberrylike sores, especially on the hands, feet, and face. |
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