ecthyma

American  

[ek-thuh-muh, ek-thahy-] / ˈɛk θə mə, ɛkˈθaɪ- /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

1. a contagious viral disease of sheep and goats and occasionally of humans, marked by vesicular and pustular lesions on the lips.

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ecthyma British  

/ ˈɛkθɪmə /

noun

1. pathol a local inflammation of the skin characterized by flat ulcerating pustules

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Other Word Forms

• ecthymatous adjective

Etymology

Origin of ecthyma

1825–35; < Greek ékthȳma pustule, equivalent to ek- ec- + thȳ́ ( ein ) to be angry + -ma noun suffix

Example Sentences

Ecthyma, ek-thī′ma, n. a pustular disease of the skin, in which the pustules often reach the size of a pea, and have a red, slightly elevated, hardish base.

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From eczema, pemphigus, and ecthyma.

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Give a descriptive definition of ecthyma.

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Ecthyma is a disease characterized by the appearance of one, several or more discrete, finger-nail-sized, flat, usually markedly inflammatory pustules.

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From what diseases is ecthyma to be differentiated?

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