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called also frambesia
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Word History
probably from an English-based creole of the Caribbean
1679, in the meaning defined above
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“Yaws.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yaws. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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singular or plural nounMedical Definition
yaws
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in constructioncalled also frambesia, pian
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