pemphigus

American  

[pem-fi-guhs, pem-fahy-] / ˈpɛm fɪ gəs, pɛmˈfaɪ- /

noun

Pathology.

1. any of several diseases, often fatal, characterized by blisters on the skin and mucous membranes.

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pemphigus British  

/ ˈpɛmfɪɡəs, pɛmˈfaɪ- /

noun

1. pathol any of a group of blistering skin diseases, esp a potentially fatal form ( pemphigus vulgaris ) characterized by large blisters on the skin, mucous membranes of the mouth, genitals, intestines, etc, which eventually rupture and form painful denuded areas from which critical amounts of bodily protein, fluid, and blood may be lost

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Other Word Forms

• pemphigoid
  adjective
• pemphigous
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of pemphigus

1770–80; < New Latin < Greek pemphīg- (stem of pémphīx ) bubble + Latin -us noun suffix

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Example Sentences

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pemphigus

She had a series of painful attacks that her doctors initially attributed to a flare-up of her pemphigus.

From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2022

It wasn’t the pemphigus, but when you have one disease of the immune system, you are at much higher risk of developing a second.

From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2022

Over the past year her daughter — who was never sick, except for that one episode of pemphigus — had been repeatedly ill.

From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2022

Five years earlier she was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease called pemphigus.

From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2022

In some cases distinct blebs result, and a picture of pemphigus eruption presented; it is probable that many of the cases of “contagious pemphigus” belong to this class.

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 Henry Weightman Stelwagon

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