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Pemphigus

noun

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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

Etymology

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

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