Yaws, n.

[African yaw, a raspberry.]. (Med.) A disease of the Antilles and of Africa, characterized by tumors, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, resemble strawberries or raspberries. These tumors ulcerate and are followed by emaciation. There are two varieties of this disease which differ considerably; the one occurring in Africa, the other in America. It is scarcely known in Europe.