definitions

creeping eruption

noun

Pathology. a skin disorder caused by the burrowing of dog or cat hookworm larvae under the dermal tissue and manifested as a progressing red streak.

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Nearby words

creeper, creepie, creeping, creeping bent grass, creeping cinquefoil, creeping eruption, creeping fescue, creeping jennie, creeping jesus, creeping juniper, creeping thistle

Origin of creeping eruption

First recorded in 1925–30
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Medicine definitions for creeping eruption

creeping eruption

[ krē′pĭng ]

n.

A skin disorder characterized by itchiness and a progressive netlike tunneling in the skin caused by the burrowing larvae of various parasites, especially a type of hookworm.cutaneous larva migrans
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