noun
Hansen's disease sanatorium; leprosarium
Refers to a medical facility for patients with Hansen's disease (leprosy). The term ハンセン病 is the modern, non-discriminatory name for the disease, replacing older terms like 癩病.
国立ハンセン病療養所は全国に十三か所ある。
There are thirteen national Hansen's disease sanatoriums across the country.
Compound of ハンセン病 (Hansen's disease, from the name of the Norwegian physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen) and 療養所 (sanatorium).