impetigo

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ɪmpɪˈtaɪɡəʊ/(UK)
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/ɪmpɪˈtaɪɡəʊ/(UK) · /ɪmpəˈtaɪɡoʊ/

Definition of impetigo

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (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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