pemphigous
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pemphigous — See pemphigus. * * * … Universalium
Pemphigus — Classification and external resources ICD 10 L10 ICD … Wikipedia
pemphigus — pemphigoid /pem fi goyd /, adj. pemphigous, adj. /pem fi geuhs, pem fuy /, n. Pathol. any of several diseases, often fatal, characterized by blisters on the skin and mucous membranes. [1770 80; < NL < Gk pemphig (s. of pémphix) bubble + L us n.… … Universalium
pemphigus — n. Med. the formation of watery blisters or eruptions on the skin. Derivatives: pemphigoid adj. pemphigous adj. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk pemphix igos bubble … Useful english dictionary
