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impetigo

im·pe·tigo

UK/ɪmpɪˈtaɪɡəʊ/ US/ɪmpəˈtaɪɡoʊ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a very contagious infection of the skin; common in children; localized redness develops into small blisters that gradually crust and erode

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin impetīgō, from impetĕre (literally “to rush upon, assail, attack”).

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