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ecthyma

ecthyma noun: a contagious ulcerative pyoderma of the skin, caused by bacteria.

Noun

ecthyma (countable and uncountable, plural ecthymas or ecthymata)

  1. A contagious ulcerative pyoderma of the skin, caused by bacteria.
    • Lucky Lady is in isolation for a couple of weeks, trying to shake a case of contagious ecthyma, or sore mouth, a condition Ms. Coston described as lamb herpes.2007 July 7, Kim Severson, “Rounded Up in the City, Then Coddled in Style”, in New York Times

ecthyma meaning in Tamil

ecthyma in Tamil

எச்சீமா, சீழ்க்குரு தோன்றும் தோல் அழற்சி, ஒற்றைச்சிரங்கு

Forms of ecthyma

pluralecthymas
pluralecthymata

Questions about ecthyma

What does ecthyma mean?
Ecthyma means a contagious ulcerative pyoderma of the skin, caused by bacteria.
What is ecthyma in Tamil?
Ecthyma in Tamil is எச்சீமா, சீழ்க்குரு தோன்றும் தோல் அழற்சி, ஒற்றைச்சிரங்கு. See Ecthyma meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ecthyma?
Ecthyma is a noun.
What is the plural of ecthyma?
The plural of ecthyma is ecthymas.

Words near ecthyma in the dictionary

  1. ecthorea
  2. ecthoreum
  3. ECtHR
  4. ecthronym
  5. ecthronyms
  6. ecthyma
  7. ecthymas
  8. ecthymata
  9. ecthymatous
  10. ectinosomatid
  11. ectinosomatids

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