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yaws (medicine) and Prophase (medicine)


yaws (medicine)


yaws
<medicine> A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterised by yellowish or reddish tumours, 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.

Origin: African yaw a raspberry.

Source: Websters Dictionary


Prophase (medicine)


prophase


Classical term for the first phase of mitosis or of one of the divisions of meiosis. During this phase the chromosomes condense and become visible.