anti-leprosy

adjective

an·​ti-lep·​ro·​sy

ˌan-tē-ˈle-prə-sē,

ˌan-tī- 

variants or less commonly antileprosy

: used or effective against leprosy

anti-leprosy drugs/treatment

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

anti-leprosy

adjective

an·​ti-lep·​ro·​sy

-ˈlep-rə-sē

variants also antileprosy

: used or effective against leprosy

anti-leprosy drugs

One of the biggest obstacles to developing anti-leprosy treatments is that the leprosy organism can't be easily replicated in the test tube.

—Steven Ford, The Orlando Sentinel