What does Hansens disease mean?
• HANSEN’S DISEASE (noun) The noun HANSEN’S DISEASE has 1 sense: 1. chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae Familiarity information: HANSEN’S DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.