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

From what diseases is ecthyma to be differentiated?

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

Reasoning from which it has been found that the tincture, in a reduced form, and of a diminished strength, proves admirably curative of eczema, impetigo, and ecthyma.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

How would you differentiate the large flat-pustular syphiloderm from ecthyma?

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman