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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
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