noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A severe autoimmune skin disease characterized by pustules and painful blisters, and which can be fatal. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane wordnet
3. 3
   An aphid of genus Pemphigus. countable, usually

Synonyms

All synonyms

acnedermatitiseczemaherpeshivesimpetigo

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πέμφιξ (pémphix, “pustule”).

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