pemphigus

pem·phi·gus  (pmf-gs, pm-fgs)

n.

Any of several acute or chronic skin diseases characterized by groups of itching blisters.

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[New Latin pemphgus, from Greek pemphx, pemphg-, pustule.]

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pemphi·gous adj.

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pemphigus [ˈpɛmfɪgəs pɛmˈfaɪ-]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol any of a group of blistering skin diseases, esp a potentially fatal form (pemphigus vulgaris) characterized by large blisters on the skin, mucous membranes of the mouth, genitals, intestines, etc., which eventually rupture and form painful denuded areas from which critical amounts of bodily protein, fluid, and blood may be lost

[via New Latin from Greek pemphix bubble]

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Noun

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pemphigus - a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder - any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder - a disease affecting the skin acantholysis - a breakdown of a cell layer in the epidermis (as in pemphigus)