noun
Hansen's disease patient; leprosy patient
Medical term for a person with Hansen's disease (leprosy). The English gloss 'leper' is outdated and potentially offensive; 'Hansen's disease patient' or 'person affected by leprosy' is preferred in modern usage.
ハンセン病患者に対する偏見は今も根強い。
Prejudice against Hansen's disease patients remains deep-rooted.
彼はハンセン病患者のための療養所で働いている。
He works at a sanatorium for Hansen's disease patients.
Older, now discriminatory term for leprosy; ハンセン病 is the modern, non-stigmatizing term.
Compound of ハンセン病 (Hansen's disease, from the name of Norwegian physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen) and 患者 (patient).