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pemphigous

pemphigous

9.9
Relating to a rare skin disease that causes blisters
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɛmfɪɡəs/
  • Specialized
: pemfigoide
  • The dermatologist diagnosed the patient with a rare pemphigous disorder affecting her skin.

Examples

  • Treatment of pemphigous conditions often requires long-term immunosuppressive therapy.

  • Patients with pemphigous conditions often experience severe discomfort.

  • Biopsies revealed pemphigous lesions consistent with autoimmune blistering disease.

  • The pemphigous lesions require immediate medical attention.

  • The dermatologist diagnosed the patient with a rare pemphigous disorder affecting her skin.

  • Treatment of pemphigous conditions often requires long-term immunosuppressive therapy.

  • Biopsies revealed pemphigous lesions consistent with autoimmune blistering disease.

How Severe

pemphigous
  • Specialized
9.9
severe
577 3.5
moderate
310 3.3
mild
206 1.0

Surface Forms

pemphigous positive

Morphology

pemphigous = pemphigus (transparent) = pemphigus + ous

Regular adjective formation from the medical noun 'pemphigus' with '-ous' meaning 'relating to or characteristic of'.

Etymology

The word pemphigous comes from the Greek word pemphix, which means 'blister' or 'bubble', and is related to the medical name pemphigus. So pemphigous describes skin that makes blisters, which is why doctors use it for blistering skin diseases.