lep|ro|sar|i|um

lep|ro|sar|i|um
lep|ro|sar|i|um «LEHP ruh SAIR ee uhm», noun, plural -sar|i|ums, -sar|i|a «-SAIR ee uh».
1. a hospital or institution for the care and treatment of lepers: »

The Salvation Army maintains shelters for men, women, and children, hospitals, military canteens, leprosaria, and schools (New York Times).

2. a leper colony.
[< Medieval Latin leprosarium < Late Latin leprōsus; see etym. under leprous (Cf.leprous)]

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  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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