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impetigo

/ɪmpɪˈtaɪɡəʊ/US/ɪmpəˈtaɪɡoʊ/

impetigo noun: a contagious bacterial skin disease forming pustules and yellow crusty sores, chiefly on the face and hands. It is common in children and infection is often through cuts or insect bites.

Noun

impetigo (countable and uncountable, plural impetigos or impetigoes or impetigines)

  1. A contagious bacterial skin disease forming pustules and yellow crusty sores, chiefly on the face and hands. It is common in children and infection is often through cuts or insect bites.
    Synonyms:
    school sores

impetigo meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Persian and Vietnamese

impetigo in Tamil

சிரங்கு, சீழ்க் கொம்புளம், செஞ் சொறி

impetigo in Kannada

ಅಂಟುತುರಿ

impetigo in Persian

contagious bacterial skin disease
بریون barivan

impetigo in Vietnamese

contagious bacterial skin disease
chốc lở

Synonyms of impetigo

Forms of impetigo

pluralimpetigos
pluralimpetigoes
pluralimpetigines

Origin of impetigo

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

Words that rhyme with impetigo

Questions about impetigo

What does impetigo mean?
Impetigo means a contagious bacterial skin disease forming pustules and yellow crusty sores, chiefly on the face and hands. It is common in children and infection is often through cuts or insect bites.
What is impetigo in Tamil?
Impetigo in Tamil is சிரங்கு, சீழ்க் கொம்புளம், செஞ் சொறி. See Impetigo meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is impetigo?
Impetigo is a noun.
How do you pronounce impetigo?
Impetigo is pronounced /ɪmpɪˈtaɪɡəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of impetigo?
The plural of impetigo is impetigos.

Words near impetigo in the dictionary

  1. impests
  2. impet
  3. impetigines
  4. impetiginized
  5. impetiginous
  6. impetigo
  7. impetigoes
  8. impetigos
  9. impetrable
  10. impetrate
  11. impetrated

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