léontiasis — ● léontiasis nom masculin (latin scientifique moderne leontiasis) Hypertrophie de la face, qui lui donne un aspect léonin. (Elle est due le plus souvent à la lèpre.) léontiasis [leɔ̃tjazis] n. m. ÉTYM. 1803, Boiste; lat. sc. mod. leontiasis, du… … Encyclopédie Universelle
leontiasis — f. anat. patol. Hipertrofia de la cara que recibe dicho nombre porque su aspecto recuerda la cara de un león. La leontiasis aparece en los sujetos afectados de lepra lepromatosa y en ocasiones, de sífilis. Medical Dictionary. 2011 … Diccionario médico
Leontiasis — [zu griechisch léon »Löwe«] die, /...ti asen, Deformation der Gesichtszüge aufgrund von krankhaften Veränderungen der Haut, v. a. bei Lepra, oder des knöchernen Schädels (Gewebeumbildung bei Knochenentzündung, Osteodystrophie). * * *… … Universal-Lexikon
Leontiasis — Leontiăsis (grch.), löwenähnliches Aussehen des Gesichts infolge knotiger Verdickung der Haut beim Aussatz … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Leontiasis — Leontiasis, griech., der knollige Aussatz … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
leontiasis — /lee euhn tuy euh sis/, n. Pathol. 1. a lionlike facial distortion. 2. Also called leontiasis ossea /os ee euh/. an overgrowth of the cranial and facial bones resulting in a lionlike appearance. [ < Gk leont , s. of léon LION + IASIS] * * * … Universalium
leontiasis — The ridges and furrows on the forehead and cheeks of patients with advanced lepromatous leprosy, giving a leonine appearance. SYN: leonine facies. [G. leon (leont ), lion] l. ossea SYN: megacephaly. * * * le·on·ti·a·sis .lē ən tī ə səs n, pl… … Medical dictionary
leontiasis — n. lionlike appearance of the face caused by a form of leprosy (Pathology); leontiasis ossea, abnormal growth of the facial bones which results in a lionlike appearance … English contemporary dictionary
leontiasis — n. a bilateral symmetrical hypertrophy of the bones of the face and cranium, said to resemble the appearance of a lion s head. It is a rare feature of untreated Paget s disease; the cause is unknown. Medical names: leontiasis ossea … The new mediacal dictionary
leontiasis — n. kind of leprosy giving leonine appearance to face. ♦ leontiasis ossea, hypertrophy of facial bones … Dictionary of difficult words