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ecthymas

ecthymas is the plural of ecthyma.

Meaning of ecthyma

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

Questions about ecthymas

What is ecthymas the plural of?
Ecthymas is the plural of ecthyma.

Words near ecthymas in the dictionary

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

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