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impetigo
impetigo [ ímpi tgō ]


noun 
Definition:
 
skin disease: a contagious infection of the skin caused by staphylococcal and streptococcal bacteria and characterized by blisters that form yellow-brown scabs
[14th century. < Latin< impetere (see impetus)]

impetiginous [ ímpi tíjjinəss ] adjective
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