PEMPHIGUS


Meaning of PEMPHIGUS in English

[ 'pɛmfɪgəs ]

■ noun Medicine a skin disease in which watery blisters form on the skin.

Origin

C18: mod. L., from Gk pemphix , pemphig- 'bubble'.

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