impetigo

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin impetīgo.

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impetigo (plural impetigos)

  1. (pathology) 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.

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contagious bacterial skin disease

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  • IPA: /ɪmˈpeː.ti.ɣoː/
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  • Hyphenation: im‧pe‧ti‧go

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impetigo m. (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) impetigo

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From the verb impetō, from petō (“attack”).

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impetīgō (genitive impetīginis); f, third declension

  1. impetigo

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Number Singular Plural
nominative impetīgō impetīginēs
genitive impetīginis impetīginum
dative impetīginī impetīginibus
accusative impetīginem impetīginēs
ablative impetīgine impetīginibus
vocative impetīgō impetīginēs

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