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goundou


A disease, endemic in West Africa, characterised by exostoses from the nasal processes of the maxillary bones, producing a symmetrical swelling on each side of the nose; believed to be an osteitis connected with yaws.

Synonym: anakhre, dog nose, gorondou, henpuye.

Origin: native name