stigma
8.1
A mark on the skin that helps a doctor find a disease
- noun
- /ˈstɪɡmə/
- Specialized
:
estigma
- The doctor pointed out the stigma on the patient's arm, indicating it was a sign of the disease.
Examples
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She was worried about the stigma on her leg, which the doctor said could be a symptom of an illness.
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During the examination, the nurse identified a stigma on his skin that suggested an underlying condition.
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As a boy, he saw these bleeding stigmas in every house.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Have you experienced this before—these stigmas?"
Fiction book (1991)
Compounds
Negative ideas that lead people to treat those with mental health problems unfairly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stigma comes from a Greek word stigma that meant 'a mark' or 'a spot' on the skin. So in medicine a stigma is a visible mark or lesion that can show a particular disease.
