IMPETIGO

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("impetigo" is a kind of...):

disease of the skin; skin disease; skin disorder (a disease affecting the skin)

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