impetigo
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/ɪmpɪˈtaɪɡəʊ/(UK)
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/ɪmpɪˈtaɪɡəʊ/(UK) · /ɪmpəˈtaɪɡoʊ/
Definition of impetigo
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)A contagious bacterial skin disease forming pustules and yellow crusty sores, chiefly on the face and hands. It is common in children and infection is often through cuts or insect bites.
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin impetīgō, from impetĕre (literally “to rush upon, assail, attack”).
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