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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Origin of creeping eruption
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby creeping eruption
creep-feeding, creep-grazing, creepie, creeping, creeping bent grass, creeping eruption, creeping fescue, creeping Jennie, creeping Jesus, creeping juniper, creeping thistle
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Medical 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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