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ecthyma

[ ek-thuh-muh, ek-thahy- ]

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.


ecthyma

/ ˈɛ°ìθɪ³¾É™ /

noun

  1. pathol a local inflammation of the skin characterized by flat ulcerating pustules
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð³¦Â·³Ù³ó²â³¾Â·²¹Â·³Ù´Ç³Ü²õ [ek-, thim, -, uh, -t, uh, s, -, thahy, -m, uh, -], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ecthyma1

1825–35; < Greek é°ì³Ù³ó²âÌ„³¾²¹ pustule, equivalent to ek- ec- + ³Ù³ó²âÌ„Ì ( ein ) to be angry + -ma noun suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ecthyma1

C19: from New Latin, from Greek ekthuma pustule, from ekthuein to break out, from ek- out + thuein to seethe
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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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How would you differentiate the large flat-pustular syphiloderm from ecthyma?

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From what diseases is ecthyma to be differentiated?

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Give a descriptive definition of ecthyma.

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