impetigo

Etymology

From Latin impetīgo, from impetĕre (literally “to rush upon, assail, attack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmpɪˈtaɪɡəʊ/
• Rhymes: -aɪɡəʊ

Noun

impetigo (plural impetigos or impetigoes or impetigines)

1. (pathology) A contagious bacterial skin disease forming pustules and yellow crusty sores, chiefly on the face and hands. It is common in children and infection is often through cuts or insect bites.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpeː.ti.ɣoː/

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• Hyphenation: im‧pe‧ti‧go

Noun

impetigo m (uncountable)

1. (pathology) impetigo

Etymology

impetō +‎ -īgō

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /im.peˈtiː.ɡoː/, [ɪm.pɛˈtiː.ɡoː]

Noun

impetīgō f (genitive impetīginis); third declension

1. impetigo

References

• impetigo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• impetigo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• impetigo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Noun

impetigo m (uncountable)

1. (pathology) impetigo (contagious bacterial skin disease)