'Yaws' definitions:

Definition of 'yaws'

(from WordNet)
noun
An infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions [syn: yaws, frambesia, framboesia]

Definition of 'Yaws'

From: GCIDE
  • Yaws \Yaws\, n. [African yaw a raspberry.] (Med.) A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as framboesia, pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws. [1913 Webster]

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