Usually means: Institution for treating leprosy patients.
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▸ noun:  A building used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.

Similar:
leprosarium, leper colony, lazar house, lazarhouse, lazaretto, lazaret, lazar-house, lock hospital, quarantine, preventorium, more...

Opposite:
health, wellness, soundness, wholeness

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Similar:
leprosarium, leper colony, lazar house, lazarhouse, lazaretto, lazaret, lazar-house, lock hospital, quarantine, preventorium, more...

Opposite:
health, wellness, soundness, wholeness



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