MSN home
Mail
My MSN
encarta
greeting cards
encarta
®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
impermeable
impermissible
impersonal
impersonalize
impersonate
impertinent
imperturbable
impervious
impetigo
impetuosity
impetuous
impetus
impf.
Imphal
impi
impiety
imping
Also available:
World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français
impetigo
im·pe·ti·go
[
ìmpə t g,
ìmpə t g
]
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
)
]
im·pe·tig·i·nous
[
ìmpə tíjjənəss
]
adjective
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
MSN Privacy
Legal
Advertise
Feedback
Help
© 2009 Microsoft
