pemphigus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A severe autoimmune skin disease characterized by pustules and painful blisters, and which can be fatal.
  2. An aphid of genus Pemphigus.

Word forms

pemphigus pemphigi

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πέμφιξ (pémphix, “pustule”).

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.