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impetiginous

impetiginous

9.9
Having a skin infection that causes crusty sores and spreads easily
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪmpəˈtɪdʒɪnəs/
  • Specialized
: impétiginoso
  • The patient presented with impetiginous lesions on his forearms and face.

Examples

  • Her physician recognized the impetiginous rash and prescribed an appropriate antibiotic.

  • The spread of impetiginous eruptions was rapid among the children at the camp.

  • The doctor diagnosed her with an impetiginous infection.

  • Children with impetiginous lesions should stay home.

  • Her physician recognized the impetiginous rash and prescribed an appropriate antibiotic.

  • The patient presented with impetiginous lesions on his forearms and face.

  • Children with impetiginous lesions should stay home to prevent spreading the infection.

Surface Forms

impetiginous positive

Morphology

impetiginous = impetigo (transparent) = impetigo + ous

The adjective is formed by adding the productive English adjective suffix '-ous' to the noun 'impetigo', yielding 'relating to or affected by impetigo'.

Etymology

Impetiginous comes from the medical word impetigo, which originally was a Latin word for a scabby skin eruption. So, impetiginous means 'relating to impetigo' or 'showing the contagious sores and scabs'.