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ecthyma
[ ek-thuh-muh, ek-thahy- ]
noun
Veterinary Pathology.
- a contagious viral disease of sheep and goats and occasionally of humans, marked by vesicular and pustular lesions on the lips.
ecthyma
/ ˈɛθɪə /
noun
- pathol a local inflammation of the skin characterized by flat ulcerating pustules
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Other Word Forms
- ·ٳ⳾··ٴdzܲ [ek-, thim, -, uh, -t, uh, s, -, thahy, -m, uh, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ecthyma1
C19: from New Latin, from Greek ekthuma pustule, from ekthuein to break out, from ek- out + thuein to seethe
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Ecthyma, ek-thī′ma, n. a pustular disease of the skin, in which the pustules often reach the size of a pea, and have a red, slightly elevated, hardish base.
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From eczema, pemphigus, and ecthyma.
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How would you differentiate the large flat-pustular syphiloderm from ecthyma?
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From what diseases is ecthyma to be differentiated?
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Give a descriptive definition of ecthyma.
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