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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典
 yaws
 印度痘
From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 Yaws n.  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.
 
From: WordNet (r) 2.0
 yaws
      n : an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its
          early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating
          lesions [syn: frambesia, framboesia]