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Definition of: leontiasis
(lē′on·tī′ə·sis) noun Pathol.
A morbid thickening of the facial bones, giving a leonine appearance: seen in leprosy, elephantiasis, and certain other diseases. [<NL <Gk. <leōn, leontos a lion + -IASIS]
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