impetigo


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
impetigo /ˌɪmpɪˈtʌɪgəʊ/
noun a contagious bacterial skin infection forming pustules and yellow crusty sores.
– origin ME: from L., from impetere ‘to attack’.
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