Definition of vassal. 1 : a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant.
lecternnoun [ C ] uk â /Ëlek.tÉn/ us â /Ëlek.tÉËn/. âº a piece of furniture with a sloping part on which a book or paper is put to be read from. (Definition of âlecternâ from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press)
It also has an affinity for nerve cells, which is why leprosy is characterized by loss of feeling on the skin surface. M. leprae is the only mycobacterium known to infect nervous tissue. Leprosy is cause by infection with an intercellular pathogen known as Mycobacterium leprae.M. leprae is a strongly acid-fast, rod-shaped bacterium. It has parallel sides and rounded ends, measuring 1-8 microns in length and 0.2-0.5 micron in diameter, and closely resembles the tubercle bacillus.eprosy is cause by infection with an intercellular pathogen known as Mycobacterium leprae. M. leprae is a strongly acid-fast, rod-shaped bacterium.